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- pronunciation:
- ihn
kuhr
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
incurs, incurring, incurred |
| definition: |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usu. some unwanted or harmful consequence).
He incurred an enormous gambling debt.The teenager incurred his mother's anger by telling her an outrageous lie.- antonyms:
- discharge
- similar words:
- contract
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| related words: |
catch, run, take |
adverb + (v.)incur
previously, thereby
(v.)incur
+ adverb
approximately
(v.)incur
+ noun
anger,
burden,
casualty,
censure,
charge,
clean-up,
collision,
compliance,
contractor,
criticism,
debtor,
deficit,
delay,
depreciation,
displeasure,
employer,
enmity,
estate,
fee,
filing,
fine,
foul,
gift,
guilt,
hardship,
hatred,
injury,
liability,
litigation,
maintenance,
obligation,
operating,
overhead,
penalty,
processing,
punishment,
purchase,
result,
risk,
sanction,
statute,
stigma,
stress,
suspension,
tax,
transaction,
travel,
user,
wrath
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| derivation: |
incurrable (adj.) |
The word incur
contains the following part:
cur1, curr, cor1, corr, curs, cour1, cours
Latin
root
that means to run
  Example words:
concourse, concur, concurrent, corral, corridor, corsair, courier, course, courser, currency, current, curriculum, cursive, cursory, discourse, excursion, incur, incursion, intercourse, occur, occurrence, precursor, recourse, recur
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