incurred

[ in-kurd ]

/ ɪnˈkɜrd /

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adjective

(of a usually undesirable consequence) experienced or brought upon oneself: The report did not reveal the exact number of disaster-affected families or the value of their incurred losses.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of incur.

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Origin of incurred

incur + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM incurred

self-in·curred, adjective

Words nearby incurred

incunable, incunabula, incur, incurable, incurious, incurred, incurrence, incurrent, incursion, incursive, incurvate

How to use incurred in a sentence

Others have warned that novice users can easily get in over their head—a point driven home in June when a 20-year-old trader took his life after mistakenly believing he had incurred $700,000 in debt while trading complicated options contracts.
Robinhood co-founder steps down as co-CEO, leaving Vlad Tenev as sole chief ahead of a rumored IPO|Jeff|November 20, 2020|Fortune
The law specifically states that the expenses incurred in the support of persons charged with or convicted of a crime and committed to the county jail and the maintenance therein are county charges.
New County Board and Sheriff Could Be Headed for a Standoff|Maya Srikrishnan|November 11, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Bannon’s page also incurred penalties, including not being allowed to post content, but was not removed from Facebook.
Facebook takes down a widespread network of pages tied to Stephen Bannon for pushing misinformation|Elizabeth Dwoskin|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
Astra is incurring a bill in excess of $1 billion globally for expenses including clinical development, Soriot said.
AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine on track for year end, CEO Pascal Soriot says|Bernhard Warner|November 5, 2020|Fortune

Each time PageRank transfers from page to page, it incurs a 15% loss, including across redirects.
PageRank sculpting: How to get more from your links|Manick Bhan|October 26, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Winners are solely responsible for any and all federal, state, and local taxes and/or fees that may be incurred.
The Daily Beast Company LLC The New Alphas Sweepstakes Official Rules||December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Winners will be solely responsible for any and all local, state, and federal taxes, and/or fees that may be incurred.
The Daily Beast Company LLC The New Alphas Sweepstakes Official Rules||December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just last week, you will recall, Harry was saying how much he hated social media because of the invasion of privacy it incurred.
Prince Harry Parties TOPLESS|Tom Sykes|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The coroner says the death was caused by the injuries he incurred from the fall.
Denver Teen Fell From a Balcony After Eating a Marijuana Cookie, but Don’t Blame the Drug|Valerie Vande Panne|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Murphy also mentioned constant soreness in his hands, which incurred a total of four gunshot wounds.
15 Rounds and Still Talking: Lt. Brian Murphy’s Story of the Oak Creek Massacre|Simran Jeet Singh|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Without a knowledge of this it is self-evident that no practical estimate of expense to be incurred could possibly be made.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
When doing so, however, he cannot avoid any obligations incurred by him to the association.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Wearing apparel, furniture, jewelry, even legal expenses incurred in regaining her conjugal rights have been included.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Whoever infringed these rules incurred the penalties of high treason.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
To escape the expense of leaving town incurred by the other good neighbours who have put up their shutters.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 27, 1895|Various