inc

inc is the alternative spelling of Inc.

inc is the abbreviation of incoming.

inc is the abbreviation of increment.

inc is the abbreviation of increase.

Meaning of incoming

incoming (not comparable)

Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.
- Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers.
Succeeding to an office or other position.
- The incoming prime minister gave a press conference.

increment (plural increments)

The action of increasing or becoming greater.
- the seminary that furnisheth matter for the formation and increment of animal and vegetable bodies1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC
Synonyms:

enlargement
The amount of increase.
- In the third place, the superelevation and alignment of the track, theoretically calculated for speeds of 70 to 75 m.p.h., was adequate for the 80 to 85 m.p.h. or so normally attained as maxima over the G.N. main line; but nothing whatever had been done to prepare it for the enormous increment over...1941 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263
Synonyms:

addition
(rhetoric) An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, […] think on these things."
The amount of time added to a player's clock after each move.
A syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second-person singular present indicative.

INC

(abbreviation, initialism, Indian politics) Initialism of Indian National Congress.

Synonyms:

Congress
(Philippines, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Iglesia ni Cristo.
- The Aglipayan Church is next with 12%; while the rest of the population is divided into different Protestant sects, the INC (Iglesia Ni Cristo) and other denominations.1987, Miguela Gonzalez Yap, The making of Cory, Cellar Book Shop
- The INC, as it’s known, is headquartered in the Philippines, where church members are accused of financial irregularities, kidnapping and even the murder of a Canadian man.2018, “Church of Secrets”, in The Fifth Estate, CBC News, retrieved 09 Nov 2018

Inc (not comparable)

(Canada, US, postpositional) Incorporated, corporation, describing a type of (business) company that carries certain legal obligations.
- “If I am cast aside by Maga Inc and replaced by Neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, Military Industrial War Complex, foreign leaders, and the elite donor class that can’t even relate to real Americans, then many common Americans have been cast aside and replaced as well,” Greene said.2025 November 22, Coral Murphy Marcos, quoting Marjorie Taylor Greene, “Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress in January amid fallout with Trump”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

What does inc mean?: Inc means incorporated, corporation, describing a type of (business) company that carries certain legal obligations.
What is inc the alternative spelling of?: Inc is the alternative spelling of Inc.
What part of speech is inc?: Inc can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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