in ‧ cur /ɪnˈkɜː $ -ˈkɜːr/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle incurred , present participle incurring ) [transitive] formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: incurrere 'to run into' , from currere 'to run' ]
1 . if you incur a cost, debt, or a fine, you have to pay money because of something you have done
incur expenses/costs/losses/debts etc
If the council loses the appeal, it will incur all the legal costs.
the heavy losses incurred by airlines since September 11th
2 . if you incur something unpleasant, it happens to you because of something you have done
incur sb’s displeasure/wrath/disapproval etc
She wondered what she’d done to incur his displeasure this time.