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incur

ihn-KUR
verb
1
To bring a cost, penalty, or consequence upon oneself.
"Late payments will incur an additional fee."
"The company incurred heavy losses during the downturn."

How to Use Incur

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo end up facing a cost or consequence, usually an unwanted one, as a result of your own actions.

Common pairings
incur costs incur a penalty incur debt

Word Forms

incurred past tense, incurs singular

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman encurir, from Latin incurrere ("to run into, encounter"), from in- plus currere ("to run").

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