R ə̇nˈkər, + vowel -kər.; - R -kə̄, + suffixal vowel -kər. also -kə̄r, + vowel in a following word -kər. or -kə̄ also -kə̄r verb
( incurred ; incurred ; incurring ; incurs )
Etymology: Latin incurrere, literally, to run into, from in- in- (II) + currere to run — more at current
transitive verb
1. : to meet or fall in with (as an inconvenience) : become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
incurred large debts to educate his children
fully deserving the penalty he incurred
2. obsolete : to render liable or subject to : bring , entail
intransitive verb
1. : to fall as a part or lot, within a scope, or during or at a time
2. archaic : to occur as a result : become involved : accrue