Incur (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The new employee will incur additional training to better handle complex tasks at the company.
- Those who neglect their health often incur a high risk of disease in old age.
- Her speech will not incur censorship under the current government's more relaxed policies.
- They will likely incur extra costs if they decide to upgrade their current package.
- The volunteers did not get a hero's welcome; instead, they incurred resentment from some community members for their efforts.
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Meaning 2
Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- By not wearing a seatbelt, drivers incur a higher risk of injury in the event of an accident.
- Those who invest in high-risk stocks may incur heavy financial losses if the market declines.
- Companies that ignore environmental regulations may incur fines and damage to their reputation.
- Frequent travelers who do not have travel insurance may incur significant medical expenses abroad.
- If you don't backup your data regularly, you may incur the loss of important files in case of a system failure.