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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkɜː^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈkɝ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in kûr′)

Inflections of 'incur' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

incurs: v 3rd person singular

incurring: v pres p

incurred: v past

incurred: v past p

in•cur /ɪnˈkɜr/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -curred, -cur•ring.

to become liable for:to incur debts.
to bring upon oneself:incurred her displeasure.

See -cur-.

in•cur (in kûr′),USA pronunciation v.t., -curred, -cur•ring.

to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):to incur a huge number of debts.
to become liable or subject to through one's own action;
bring or take upon oneself:to incur his displeasure.

Latin incurrere to run into, come upon, equivalent. to in- in-² + currere to run; see current
late Middle English 1400–50

in•cur′ra•ble, adj.

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incur /ɪnˈkɜː/ vb ( -curs, -curring, -curred) (transitive)

to make oneself subject to (something undesirable); bring upon oneself
to run into or encounter

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin incurrere to run into, from currere to runinˈcurrable adj

'incur' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

contract - GIC - incursion - run - run up - catch - displease - incurable - incurrent - reincur

Synonyms: experience, suffer, sustain, be subject to, bring upon yourself, more...

Collocations: incur [a charge, a fee, costs, debts], incur [additional, extra] [charges], incur [all, some, part of the] [charges], more...

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