Incur Definition

ĭn-kûr

incurred, incurring, incurs

verb

incurred, incurring, incurs

To come into or acquire (something undesirable)

To incur a debt.

Webster's New World

To become subject to through one's own action; bring upon oneself.

To incur someone's wrath.

Webster's New World

To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

Wiktionary

(chiefly law) To render somebody liable or subject to.

Wiktionary

To render liable or subject to; to occasion.

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Origin of Incur

Middle English incurren from Old French encorir from Latin incurrere to run upon in- on in–² currere to run kers- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Anglo-Norman encurir, Middle French encourir, from Old French encorre, from Latin incurrere

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