incur
IPA: ɪnkˈɝ
verb
- (transitive) to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to
- (chiefly law, accounting) to render somebody liable or subject to
- (obsolete, transitive) to enter or pass into
- (obsolete, intransitive) to fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger
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Examples of "incur" in Sentences
- The doctors said it was incurable.
- An incurable plague is sweeping the country.
- Palliation of incurable illness doesn't count.
- If the laytime is exceeded, demurrage is incurred.
- The disease is treatable, but considered Incurable.
- Covetousness constitutes a disease that is incurable.
- By September 1989, the cancer was declared incurable.
- Larry proves to be an incurable oaf and Burns gets tired of him.
- Aelian asserted that the wound caused by the stingray was incurable.
- The existence of risk causes the need to incur a number of expenses.
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