incurred

[in-kurd]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• self-incurred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of incurred¹

incur ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The lawsuit alleges social media platforms caused a youth mental-health crisis, seeking company payments for related costs incurred by the city.

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External link That amount is in the ballpark of the estimates some economists have put on the tariff cost incurred by average Americans.

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Ken Murphy said he did not want to see a repeat of the last Budget, when "the industry incurred substantial additional operating costs", adding "enough is enough".

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It also incurred costs on a long-running programme to turn the business around.

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"It doesn't compensate for the harm I suffered, and it also doesn't cover the financial losses I incurred; the 15 years I couldn't pay into a pension for example," he said.

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Related Words

• acquire 
• arouse 
• earn 
• obtain 
• provoke