Inc. is the short written form of Incorporated. In American company names it sits after the name: General Motors Inc.

Inc. is the short written form of Incorporated是Incorporated的簡寫，In American company names在美式公司名稱裡it sits after the name它接在名字後面，General Motors Inc.像通用汽車公司這樣。

It tells you the business is a legal company, separate from the people who own it — so the company, not the owner, can own property or be taken to court.

It tells you這告訴你the business is a legal company這家企業是一家合法的公司，separate from the people who own it跟擁有它的人是分開的——so the company, not the owner所以是公司本身，而不是老闆，can own property or be taken to court可以擁有財產或被告上法庭。

In Britain you are more likely to see Ltd or plc with the same job.

In Britain在英國you are more likely to see你比較常看到Ltd or plcLtd（有限公司）或plc（公開上市有限公司）with the same job做一樣的工作。

You almost never say Inc. out loud as a normal sentence; you read it on signs, contracts, and news.

You almost never say Inc. out loud as a normal sentence你幾乎不會把Inc.當作一般句子唸出來；on signs, contracts, and news在招牌、合約和新聞裡you read it你是讀到它的。

Though actually, inc. with a small i can also mean including in notes and lists — that is a different abbreviation. This entry is only the company one. It is not the word ink.

Though actually不過其實，inc. with a small i小寫的inc.in notes and lists在筆記和清單裡can also mean including也可以表示including（包括）——that is a different abbreviation那是另一個縮寫。This entry is only the company one這個詞條只講公司這個意思。It is not the word ink它也不是ink（墨水）這個字。