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01. My boss has furnished me with a generous budget to cover any costs I [incur] while on business out of town.
02. You will be liable for any debts [incurred] if you sign this agreement.
03. You can expect to [incur] a fair amount of debt the first year you're in business, but hopefully, after that the money will start to come in.
04. He [incurred] the anger of his boss by constantly disagreeing with him during their weekly staff meetings.
05. The damage to the vehicle was [incurred] in a collision involving a cyclist.
06. He had [incurred] over $300,000 in gambling debts at the time of his suicide.
07. The Mexican President's remarks have [incurred] the anger of the American leader.
08. In January, 2000, legislation passed in Togo stated that any insult to the head of state which is published in the media could [incur] up to six months' imprisonment and a fine of more than $3,000.
09. By the time he graduated from university, Sean had [incurred] debts of over $50,000 in student loans.
10. The debts we [incurred] in our first year of business took two years to pay off.
11. A local man has died as a result of injuries [incurred] in a motorcycle accident.
12. Jason [incurred] over $120,000 in student loans while studying medicine.
13. A Senegalese proverb suggests that three kinds of people die poor: those who divorce, those who [incur] debts, and those who move around too much.
14. Plautus once suggested that there are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to [incur] loss than to make gain.
15. We didn't want to [incur] a penalty, so we were very careful to return the books on time.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • incur — in·cur /in kər/ vt in·curred, in·cur·ring: to become liable or subject to: bring down upon oneself incur obligations incur expenses Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • incur — incur, contract, catch are comparable when they mean to bring upon oneself something unpleasant, onerous, or injurious. Incur may or may not imply foreknowledge of what is to happen {incur a debt} {incur criticism} but it usually implies… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • incur — in‧cur [ɪnˈkɜː ǁ ˈkɜːr] verb incurred PTandPPX incurring PRESPARTX [transitive] FINANCE if you incur a cost, a debt, or a fine, you do something that means that you lose money or have to pay money: • The foundry has been operating at less than… …   Financial and business terms

  • Incur — In*cur , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incurring}.] [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in in + currere to run. See {Current}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incur — [in kʉr′] vt. incurred, incurring [ME incurren < L incurrere, to run into or toward, attack < in , in, toward + currere, to run: see CURRENT] 1. to come into or acquire (something undesirable) [to incur a debt] 2. to become subject to… …   English World dictionary

  • Incur — In*cur , v. i. To pass; to enter. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye. South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incur — (v.) early 15c., from Anglo Fr. encurir, M.Fr. encourir, from L. incurrere run into or against, rush at, make an attack; figuratively, to befall, happen, occur to, from in upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + currere to run (see CURRENT (Cf. current)).… …   Etymology dictionary

  • incur — meaning ‘to suffer or experience’, has inflected forms incurred, incurring …   Modern English usage

  • incur — [v] bring upon oneself acquire, arouse, be subjected to, bring down on*, catch, contract, draw, earn, expose oneself to, gain, get, induce, meet with, obtain, provoke; concept 93 …   New thesaurus

  • incur — ► VERB (incurred, incurring) ▪ become subject to (something unpleasant) as a result of one s actions. ORIGIN Latin incurrere run into or towards …   English terms dictionary

  • incur */ — UK [ɪnˈkɜː(r)] / US [ɪnˈkɜr] verb [transitive] Word forms incur : present tense I/you/we/they incur he/she/it incurs present participle incurring past tense incurred past participle incurred 1) to lose money, owe money, or have to pay money as a… …   English dictionary

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