unincorporated

[uhn-in-kawr-puh-rey-tid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise.
an unincorporated business.
not chartered as a self-governing village or city; lacking the tax, police, and other powers conferred by the state on incorporated incorporate incorporated towns.
an unincorporated hamlet.
not combined into a single body or unit; not made part of; not included.
Many unincorporated research notes are appended to the text of the book.

unincorporated

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adjective

law lacking corporate status
not unified or included

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unincorporated¹

First recorded in 1705–15; un- ¹ + incorporated

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Fast-forward to this year, and affordable housing units are planned or under construction in all nine Coachella Valley cities, including the most exclusive, and in many unincorporated areas.

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In April, a resident reported multiple birds were possibly electrocuted by a power line in the unincorporated area of Richmond, northeast of San Francisco, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.

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County, which is responsible for permitting in Altadena and other unincorporated areas, has a separate system for tracking permits which the Times has not been able to independently verify.

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That included a group of 11 people in distress who were rescued from one of the trails in unincorporated Newport Coast, Nguyen said.

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And many are questioning whether they can afford to when the business outlook is so bleak, leaving swaths of the unincorporated town stuck in a toxic limbo.

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unimproved value unincorporated business

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