incur

Meaning

1. To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
2. To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
3. (obsolete) To enter or pass into.
4. (obsolete) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

Synonyms

find

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sustain

obtain

use

meet with

receive

suffer

get

spend

cause

clear

come in for

contact

contract

create

devolve

draw

effect

encounter

exist

expense

gain

garner

generate

give

happen

induce

involve

lead

make

meet

occasion

pose

procure

produce

profess

prompt

propel

provoke

pull in

raise

realize

source

spawn

stand

subsist

supervene

supply

trigger off

undergo

affected with

incur expenses

accommodate

lead up

accrue

acquire

admit

afford

be able

bear

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bring

can

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈkɜː/

Etymology

From Middle English incurren, from Anglo-Norman encurir, Middle French encourir, from Old French encorre, from Latin incurrere.