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# incur

verb (incur, incurs, incurred, incurring)

«incur» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To have something bad happen to you because of what you did, such as a cost, a fine, a loss or someone's anger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/#m1)
2. (formal) To become responsible for paying money (incur costs, incur debts). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal exam and business word in money problems: «incur a cost of», «incur a fine», «incur a loss». Tells the reader that money is spent or lost, usually unwillingly. Phrases: «incur costs», «incur a penalty», «incur someone's anger».

### Examples

- Late books will incur a fine of 10 cents a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/#x1)
- The company incurred a loss. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/#x2)
- We incurred extra costs because the bus broke down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/#x3)
- He incurred his teacher's anger by talking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/#x4)
- You may incur a charge if you cancel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/#x5)
- They incurred debts buying the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/#x6)
- Demeter exercised great severity towards those who incurred her displeasure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/#x7)

### Note

Formal; everyday: «get», «have to pay». Double «r» in incurred, incurring. In maths: costs incurred are SUBTRACTED from money or ADDED to total expenses (a fine of 10 cents a day for 5 days = 50 cents incurred).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incur» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incur/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incur» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incur.html) on Mova free.