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incurred Definition


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incur
verb incurred, incurring
    1. To bring (something unpleasant) upon oneself.
      Thesaurus: bring upon, provoke, earn, expose oneself to, arouse, suffer, induce, meet with, contract, draw, gain.
    2. To become liable for (debts, etc).
      Example: She incurred a £500 fine
Derivative: incurrable
adj
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin incurrere to run into.



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