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incur

[ US /ˌɪnˈkɝ/ ]
[ UK /ɪnkˈɜː/ ]
VERB
  1. receive a specified treatment (abstract)
    I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
    These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
    His movie received a good review
  2. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
    People who smoke incur a great danger to their health

How To Use incur In A Sentence

  • Any expenses incurred by volunteers will be reimbursed.
  • ‘I find most skeptics to be incurable optimists,’ Hyde continues.
  • Organizing your finances and time helps you become more productive and responsive and ensures you avoid unnecessary pitfalls, such as incurring wasteful late fees. AllBusiness.com - Home Page RSS
  • Or “incurve,” a term commonly used as the nineteenth century became the twentieth. The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers
  • Instinctively, Hunter tried to field the ball barehanded - an unfortunate decision, as it turned out - and incurred a hairline fracture to his right thumb.
  • Before the conversion of Granby House, it was not clear how this could be done without incurring enormous expense.
  • The only factor preventing major incursions into treasured civil liberties is the resistance of the population at large - and, for the moment at least, the public appear to be acquiescing in the government's plans.
  • Here, hundreds of millions of men, women and children are suffering from an incurable disease, chronic arsonicosis, and millions more are at risk.
  • We have increased housing support grant so that all local authorities that incur a deficit in running a hostel will qualify for grant.
  • That you know; and you know too, that she purchased her glory and her greatness not by faint-heartedness, but by choosing to suffer pain and incur dangers in the day of need. Hellenica
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