incorporated

To include (something) as a part.

“The design of his house incorporates a spiral staircase.”

To mix (something in) as an ingredient; to blend

“Incorporate air into the mixture.”

To admit as a member of a company

To form into a legal company.

“The company was incorporated in 1980.”

To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments).

To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass.

To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody.

Being a type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of a bankruptcy.