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incur
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
incur
(verb)
incur
/ɪn
ˈ
kɚ/
verb
incurs
;
incurred
;
incurring
incur
/ɪn
ˈ
kɚ/
verb
incurs
;
incurred
;
incurring
Britannica Dictionary definition of INCUR
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to cause yourself to have or experience (something unpleasant or unwanted)
incur
expenses/debt
What did he do to
incur
such wrath?
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