Incur

Double click on any word to get a popup explanation of the word and sample sentences
Dictionary | Wikipedia | Synonyms | Quotation | News

Dictionary Meaning and Definition on 'Incur'

Incur Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    incur v
  1. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
  2. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: receive, get, find, obtain] [also: incurring, incurred]
Incur Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    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.]
  1. To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure? penalty, responsibility, etc. I know not what I shall incur to pass it, Having no warrant. --Shak.
  2. To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.] Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life. --Chapman.
Incur Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Incur \In*cur"\, v. i. To pass; to enter. [Obs.] Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye. --South.
See more meaning on Incur...

Wikipedia Meaning and Definition on 'Incur'


  • Incurred but not reported: There might be some information available on incurred claims amounts but this can often be zero. The insurer will conduct a reserving ...

Words and phrases related to 'Incur'


'Incur' in famous quotation sentence


* I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. - Frederick Douglas

* There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain. - Titus Maccius Plautus


Click here for more related quotations on 'Incur'

Incur Sample Sentences in News


  • Sims to incur $115m significant items
    Sims Metals expects to incur about $115 million of significant items in the second half of fiscal 2013. Read more on this news related to 'Incur'
  • Sony won't incur 'major loss' from selling PlayStation 4 hardware
    "We don't have to make all the investment in-house," says Sony exec about PlayStation 4 hardware development. Read more on this news related to 'Incur'
  • European equity markets incur tepid losses ahead of BoE
    FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The European stock markets fell Thursday, ahead of the BoE interest rate... For more information, read our latest forex news. Read more on this news related to 'Incur'

Want to be famous? Add your definition to the meaning of 'Incur'


Search for more meaning of 'Incur' on the web