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incurring

incurring is the present participle and gerund of incur.

Meaning of incur

Verb

incur (third-person singular simple present incurs, present participle incurring, simple past and past participle incurred)

  1. (transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
    • Near-synonym: contract (debts, etc.)
    Synonyms:
    contract
    1. (transitive) To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.
      • Near-synonyms: entail, invoke
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To enter or pass into.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

Questions about incurring

What is incurring the present participle and gerund of?
Incurring is the present participle and gerund of incur.

Words near incurring in the dictionary

  1. incurrence
  2. incurrences
  3. incurrent
  4. incurrest
  5. incurreth
  6. incurring
  7. incurs
  8. incursion
  9. incursional
  10. incursionary
  11. incursionist

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