From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inc \Inc\, noun A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one twelfth yards. [Written also {ink}.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ld \Ld.\ n. The abbreviation for {limited}, term appended to the name of a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability; also abbreviated {Ltd.} It corresponds to {Inc.} in the United States. [Chiefly British] [abbr.]
Syn: limited company, Ltd. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ltd \Ltd.\ n. A term attached to the name of a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability; it corresponds to {Inc.} in the United States. [British]
Syn: limited company, Ld. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government [syn: {Iraqi National Congress}]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
inc /ink/ v. Verbal (and only rarely written) shorthand for increment, i.e. 'increase by one'. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an 'inc' mnemonic. Antonym: dec (see {DEC}).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
inc /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by {assembly} programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" {mnemonic}. Antonym: {dec}. [{Jargon File}]
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