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incurring
Variant of incur
incur
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in·cur (in kʉr′)
transitive verb incurred -·curred′, incurring -·cur′·ring
- to come into or acquire (something undesirable) to incur a debt
- to become subject to through one's own action; bring upon oneself to incur someone's wrath
Etymology: ME incurren < L incurrere, to run into or toward, attack < in-, in, toward + currere, to run: see current
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