incur
verb (used with object)
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious).
will incur
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future tenseof incur.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Each stage of that process will incur expenses such as transport and storage, and rising costs at any step could end up in the product you buy being more expensive.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Combs bought blue-chip stocks, and selling them will probably will incur a tax bill and boost Berkshire’s cash toward $400 billion.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Cole will incur capital-gains taxes on money he removed from investments to make the wager, and he missed some stock-market gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
I know that selling my stocks will incur substantial capital gains, but I also don’t want to lose the substantial gains I’ve made.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025
The entertainment," he said, "will incur no greater hardship upon you than a little patience.
From A Prince of Sinners by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
