Definitions for incur
ɪnˈkɜrin·cur

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incurverb

   make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to

   "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

2. receive, get, find, obtain, incurverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incurverb

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

2. incurverb

   To render somebody liable or subject to.

3. incurverb

   To enter or pass into.

4. incurverb

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INCURverb

   To become liable to a punishment or reprehension.

   Etymology: incurro, Latin.

   I have incurred displeasure from inferiours for giving way to the faults of others. John Hayward.

   They, not obeying,
   Incurr'd, what could they less? the penalty;
   And manifold in sin, deserv'd to fall. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   So judge thou still, presumptuous! 'till the wrath,
   Which thou incurr'st by flying, meet thy flight
   Sev'nfold, and scourge that wisdom back to hell. John Milton.

   They had a full persuasive that not to do it were to desert God, and consequently to incur damnation. South.

   2. To occur; to press on the senses.

   The motions of the minute parts of bodies are invisible, and incur not to the eye; but yet they are to be deprehended by experience. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   The mind of man, even in spirituals, acts with corporeal dependance; and so is he helped or hindered in its operations, according to the different quality of external objects that incur into the senses. Robert South, Sermons.

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1. incur

   To incur generally means to experience or become subject to something negative or unpleasant as a result of one's own actions or behavior. It can also mean to acquire or bring something upon oneself, often in a formal or legal context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incurverb

   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

2. Incurverb

   to render liable or subject to; to occasion

3. Incurverb

   to pass; to enter

4. Etymology: [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in- in + currere to run. See Current.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'incur' in Verbs Frequency: #791

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1. runic

2. Runic

3. curin

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incur in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incur in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of incur in a Sentence

1. Chief Financial Officer Dennis Durkin:

   With the bulk of our content lineup still ahead of us, we are still planning to incur these expenses this year, particularly as we see an abundance of opportunity to invest and support our franchises ....

2. Brian Ginsberg:

   The law has changed, yes. But the retrospective historical fact of whether the NRA and its members did or did not incur compensatory damages has not changed, they could have done that in their initial complaint. They didn't do it. They could have done it in their first amended complaint. They didn't … Nor did they attempt … in their proposed second amended complaint.

3. Sarah Long:

   It would be a mistake to be giving booster doses without both some information about number one : Do they boost ? And a little bit of safety data, so that we would have some idea that there would be benefit of the booster before we might incur unknown risk.

4. Yar Chaikovsky:

   You really need to focus on, are you willing to back it up with litigation, because you cannot monetize through licensing without being willing to incur the risk of litigation,” Mr. Chaikovsky explained. “If you are not willing to put up a fight, everyone else knows that therefore you cannot monetize your patent.”

5. Jeff Miller:

   We are sensitive to the financial hardship families incur and challenges presented due to the cost of school breakfast and lunches, our staff, in coordination with Family Support Specialists, will continue to work with families to ensure they have access to all available resources to assist with purchasing school meals.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=incur
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incur
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=incur
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incur
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=incur