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

• acquire
• arouse
• earn
• obtain
• provoke