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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | incurrere 'to run into', from currere 'to run' |
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in‧cur
past tense and past participle incurred, present participle incurring [transitive] formal
past tense and past participle incurred, present participle incurring [transitive] formal1 if you incur a cost, debt, or a fine, you have to pay money because of something you have done, or you do not make money
incur expenses/costs/losses/debts etc If the council loses the appeal, it will incur all the legal costs. the heavy losses incurred by airlines since September 11th
If the council loses the appeal, it will incur all the legal costs.the heavy losses incurred by airlines since September 11th2 if you incur something unpleasant, it happens to you because of something you have done
incur somebody's displeasure/wrath/disapproval etc She wondered what she'd done to incur his displeasure this time.
She wondered what she'd done to incur his displeasure this time.
