Definition of incur Incur

/ɪnkɚˈ/ - [inker] - in•cur

We found 13 definitions of incur from 6 different sources.

What does incur mean?

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Verb incurs, incurring, incurred
incur - make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
		subject make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
		run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
incur - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
		receive, get, find, obtain
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
		take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"

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Wiktionary

incur (Verb)
To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
incur (Verb)
To render somebody liable or subject to.
incur (Verb)
To enter or pass into.
incur (Verb)
To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.
incur (Verb)
To render liable or subject to; to occasion.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

incur (v. t.)
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; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure/ penalty, responsibility, etc.
incur (v. t.)
To render liable or subject to; to occasion.
incur (v. i.)
To pass; to enter.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

incur
To expose oneself to something inconvenient

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

incur
in-kur′, v.t. to become liable to: to bring on:—pr.p. incur′ring; pa.p. incurred′. [L. incurrĕre, incursum—in, into, currĕre, to run.]

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incur, verb, present, 1st person singular of incur (infinitive).
incur, verb (infinitive).

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