To incur is to get or receive — and usually it's something you brought upon yourself. If you don't pay your credit card bills on time, you'll likely incur lots of fees and some serious debt. Generally, when you incur something, that something is undesirable.
How do I use incur in a sentence?
Incur in a Sentence ?
- It was impossible to incur any debt after a year of being unemployed.
- Because she did not pay her taxes on time, the business owner will incur a penalty this tax year.
- The retiree was able to pull out his funds early, but he did incur a fee when doing so.
How do you use the word incurred?
Incurred sentence example
- The debt was incurred before I took over. ...
- The state incurred in this connection a liability of some 1/22o,ooo,000, of which about 1/2I6,00o,000 represented the rolling stock.
