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UK
/ɪnkˈɜːɹɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˌɪnˈkɝɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈkɝɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
incurring debts is easier than paying them
How To Use incurring In A Sentence
- Suddenly, this "realistic" minor masterpiece jolts into expressionism with a remarkable series of composed images that find Sammy more ogreishly dominated by the ticking clock -- a device conveying a double meaning in a scenario about British officers striving to learn how to dismantle unexploded "Jerry" bombs without incurring new casualties. Archive 2008-10-12
- You risk incurring bank charges if you exceed your overdraft limit.
- As a matter of fact, so far from being hanged or incurring any kind of odium, his system is quite the most popular there is at present. The Simpkins Plot
- He is pitched off, incurring a painful knee injury that puts paid to his cycling the following day.
- But it wasn't worth incurring his wrath. Times, Sunday Times
- - I was barely alive 20 years ago - but there are lots of forms of nonwage compensation stategies firms can employ if they want to increase employee compensation without incurring larger tax burdens (DWL?). Health Care and Moral Values, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- At the risk of sounding boastful, I had managed to go for quite a while without incurring any penalty for my illegal parking endeavors, so I was a bit miffed by the recent turn of events.
- Tens of thousands of mobile phone customers are believed to be caught in the trap of incurring international charges every time they cross the Border for work and leisure.
- Under the indenture governing the Company's 11. 25% senior subordinated notes (the "Notes"), our ability to engage in certain activities such as incurring certain additional indebtedness, making certain investments, and paying certain dividends is tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA (which is defined as "EBITDA" in the indenture). Undefined
- You couldn't drive down the road without incurring their shrill warning cry. Times, Sunday Times