incurred
Use Incurred in a sentence
verb (used with object), in·curred, in·cur·ring.
1.
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
2.
to become liable or subject to through one's own action; bring or take upon oneself: to incur his displeasure.
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| —vb , -curs, -curring, -curred | |
| 1. | to make oneself subject to (something undesirable); bring upon oneself |
| 2. | to run into or encounter |
| [C16: from Latin incurrere to run into, from currere to run] | |
| in'currable | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Where they've failed, they have incurred resentment and charges of imperialism.
Log how much you converted and the fees you incurred.
The biggest benefits were from vehicle damage that didn't happen and medical bills that were never incurred.
The only relevant costs for decision making are the costs that would be incurred from the present to the future.
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