certificate of incorporation
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- noun
- /sərˈtɪfɪkɪt əv ɪnˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃən/
- Formal
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certificado de incorporación
Examples
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The certificate of incorporation of the Left Hand Ditch Company provides only the names of the three incorporators, the date of incorporation, and an explanation that it existed for the purpose of mining, milling, and agriculture.
Academic text (1992) -
CAI has two purposes: as described in the original 1996 certificate of incorporation and in its application for recognition of exemption as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization filed with the Internal Revenue Service, to establish and support education in remote mountain communities of Central Asia and to educate the public about the importance of these educational activities.
Blog text (18) -
He justified the lower court's cavalier treatment of the defendants' testimony and condoned its acceptance into evidence of a defective certificate of incorporation for the Left Hand Ditch Company.
Academic text (1992) -
To start a business in our state, you must file a certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State.
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The lawyer reviewed the certificate of incorporation to ensure all necessary details were correctly filled out.
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Once approved, the certificate of incorporation officially recognizes the company as a legal entity.
Synonyms
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An official document that creates an organization and sets its rights and purpose
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A legal document filed with the state that creates a company
Antonyms
How Authoritative
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Surface Forms
Morphology
certificate + of + incorporation
The meaning is directly compositional: 'certificate' is an official document, 'of' links it to 'incorporation' (the act of forming a corporation), so together they denote the official document confirming incorporation. This is a common, transparent 'certificate of X' construction found across languages and follows standard noun + of + noun composition, so a learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase certificate of incorporation is like a company's birth certificate: the certificate is an official paper and incorporation means the business has been legally made or 'incorporated' by the state, so the document proves the company is officially formed and can do business.