Incur

Word INCUR
Character 5
Hyphenation in cur
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Definitions and meanings of "Incur"

What do we mean by incur?

To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain. transitive verb

To become liable or subject to as a result of one's actions; bring upon oneself. transitive verb

To run upon; impinge upon; run against or strike.

To encounter, as some undesirable or injurious consequence; become liable or subject to through one's own action; bring upon one's self: as, to incur liabilities.

To enter; pass; occur; come to pass.

To pass; to enter. intransitive verb

To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract transitive verb

To render liable or subject to; to occasion. transitive verb

To bring upon or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. verb

To render somebody liable or subject to. verb

To enter or pass into. verb

To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger. verb

Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to verb

Receive a specified treatment (abstract) verb

To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to

To enter or pass into

To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger

Synonyms and Antonyms for Incur

The word "incur" in example sentences

This value is the actual financial damages that you will incur from a persecution by the HRC. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It's a simple fact of politics that many measures which would save money in the medium-to-long term incur costs in the short term. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But I know, as it seems to me, that if civilized countries follow the principles of "political correctness" and observing laws literally, they will again incur innumerable calamities, like those from Hitler and Stalin. ❋ Unknown (2004)

– But, turning them tenderly on Orlando, she sighing said, 'Ah! how can I hope your sister Selina, amiable and indulgent as she seems, will again incur, for me, hazard which I see now makes her tremble, and fears which I myself can hardly endure? ❋ Unknown (1793)

Richard S. Busch, an attorney for the Eminem camp, reportedly spent most of the second day of the trial pounding a former Universal commerce executive with questions over exactly what costs the labels incur when selling music tracks online, which does away with the need for jewel cases, CD duplication, sales teams, and in-store displays. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It’s reasonable to expect that a lifelong smoker will incur significant medical bills at some point, whether from emphysema, asthma, cancer, or some other condition that’s bound to incur from the inhalation of millions of cubic meters of smoke, particulate ash and dozens of nasty chemicals. ❋ Unknown (2002)

I get paid $10/hour as a secretary, and yet my job expects me to pay for my own cell phone so that I can be reachable at any time they do pay for any time that work calls incur, but I still have to pay for the service to keep it on. ❋ Unknown (2005)

For men naturally have but faint notions of things spiritual, and such as incur not into their senses; but their eyes, their ears, and their hands are too often made by them the rule of their faith, but almost always the reason of their practice. ❋ 1634-1716 (1823)

No, I think if look at the Q4 2009, obviously acquisitions raised the percentage to revenue to the high 19s and in 2010, you know, we expect to kind of incur (inaudible) depending on how you model it maybe to 5.4 in integration, some of you don't. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I guess can you give us a sense for what that would kind of incur in terms of the volume and pricing? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Banks are estimated to have taken roughly 40 percent to 50 percent of losses they will incur over this business cycle, he said. ❋ Nicole Hardesty (2011)

So why do all these American reporters, who know quite well that they get praise and money for doing what Assange has done, stand in a silence that can only be called cowardly, while a fellow publisher faces threats of extradition, banning, prosecution for spying -- which can incur the death penalty -- and calls for his assassination? ❋ Naomi Wolf (2011)

Furthermore, it is not certain from Plaintiffs' allegations that, in the event they were considered "applicable individuals," they would incur the tax penalty for non-compliance. ❋ Sam Stein (2011)

PG&E reached the proposed settlement with customers weeks before the San Bruno explosion, and it does not include costs the utility will incur for its stepped-up testing regimen. ❋ Daniel Gilbert (2011)

To start with, anyone who concludes you could shut down the NYC subway system and only incur a couple billion in losses is smoking some crack. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A federal based system for the poor would just incur larger deficits in a recession. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think the arguments that it fails to be a sustainable tax (because people will switch away from policies that incur the tax) have been persuasive. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Also, presumably 2 small but complex taxes (VAT admin in particular is quite complex) would incur a far greater (double?) adminstrative overhead for the IRS and tax payers as 1 somewhat larger tax. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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