Inc.
The phrase 'inc' is an abbreviation for 'incorporated' used in Spanish to indicate that a business is a legal corporation.
In Spanish, Inc. is used as an abbreviation to denote that a company is incorporated.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The term Compañía Anónima is particularly used in Venezuela to denote a corporation.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the term anónima in Sociedad Anónima does not mean 'anonymous' in a secretive sense, but rather that the shareholders' identities are not required to be public in the company's name.
- If you are looking at business registries in Mexico, you will more commonly see S.A. de C.V. than any form of 'Inc.'. The 'de C.V.' stands for de Capital Variable, indicating the company's capital can change without formal restructuring.
- In several Spanish-speaking countries, the term sociedad used in corporate titles comes from the Latin socius, meaning 'companion' or 'ally'.
Examples in context
- Jan Koum es el fundador de WhatsApp Inc.Jan Koum is the founder of WhatsApp Inc.This sentence is useful for identifying the founder of WhatsApp Inc. using the form Inc.Tatoeba #10784115 by megamanenm, translation #3058199 by Hybrid
- Estoy trabajando en XYZ Sociedad Anónima.I work for XYZ Inc.
- Soy un empleado de XYZ Compañía Anónima.I am an employee of XYZ Inc.
- Ella trabaja en Tech Solutions Inc.She works at Tech Solutions Inc.
- El contrato es con Global Logistics Inc.The contract is with Global Logistics Inc.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are reviewing a business contract.
- ElenaMira el nombre de la empresa en el contrato.Look at the company name in the contract.
- JavierDice que se llaman Servicios Rápidos Inc.It says they are called Servicios Rápidos Inc.
- ElenaSí, es la forma legal correcta.Yes, it is the correct legal form.
- JavierPerfecto, entonces podemos firmar el documento.Perfect, then we can sign the document.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
