Incur

  • 11incur */ — UK [ɪnˈkɜː(r)] / US [ɪnˈkɜr] verb [transitive] Word forms incur : present tense I/you/we/they incur he/she/it incurs present participle incurring past tense incurred past participle incurred 1) to lose money, owe money, or have to pay money as a… …

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  • 12incur — 01. My boss has furnished me with a generous budget to cover any costs I [incur] while on business out of town. 02. You will be liable for any debts [incurred] if you sign this agreement. 03. You can expect to [incur] a fair amount of debt the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 13incur — in|cur [ınˈkə: US ˈkə:r] v past tense and past participle incurred present participle incurring [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: incurrere to run into , from currere to run ] 1.) if you incur a cost, debt, or a fine, you have to pay… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14incur — in|cur [ ın kɜr ] verb transitive * 1. ) to experience something unpleasant as a result of something you have done: Each stage of the process incurs an additional risk. incur someone s wrath/displeasure (=make someone angry): I do not wish to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15incur — verb incurred, incurring (T) 1 to put yourself in an unpleasant situation by your own actions, so that you lose something, get punished etc: incur losses/debts etc: Milton incurred debts of over $300,000. | incur sb s anger/disapproval etc: We… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16incur — incurrable, adj. /in kerr /, v.t., incurred, incurring. 1. to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts. 2. to become liable or subject to through one s own action; bring or take… …

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  • 17incur — transitive verb (incurred; incurring) Etymology: Middle English incurren, from Latin incurrere, literally, to run into, from in + currere to run more at car Date: 15th century to become liable or subject to ; bring down upon oneself < incur&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18incur — verb /ɪnˈkəː,ɪnˈkɝ/ a) To bring upon or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. [T]he master in his wrath may easily incur worse evil himself than he inflicts [...] b) To render&#8230; …

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  • 19incur — verb Incur is used with these nouns as the object: ↑casualty, ↑charge, ↑cost, ↑damage, ↑debt, ↑displeasure, ↑enmity, ↑expenditure, ↑expense, ↑fee, ↑injury, ↑ …

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  • 20incur — [[t]ɪnkɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] incurs, incurring, incurred VERB If you incur something unpleasant, it happens to you because of something you have done. [WRITTEN] [V n] The government had also incurred huge debts... [V n] She falls in love and incurs the&#8230; …

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