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• past participle of incur.
• past tense form of incur.

incurred

American  

[in-kurd] / ɪnˈkɜrd /

adjective

1. (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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of incur.

Other Word Forms

• self-incurred
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of incurred

incur ( def. ) + -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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incurred

Reinecke incurred a slight injury to her right hand, but her mother was hit by the blown-out glass.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Iraq, in particular, has asked the cartel to raise production quotas to make up for the shortfall it incurred during the war in the Middle East, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said in late June.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

The index incurred its biggest weekly loss since April 2025 despite Micron Technology’s midweek report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Hamilton also elaborated on a remark he had made after his win in Barcelona about having incurred an injury at the track last year.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Most incredibly, he rode for a full year with serious internal injuries incurred when another horse spiked him into the ground.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Related Words

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