incur

verb

(transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

(chiefly law, accounting) To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.

(obsolete, intransitive) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

(obsolete, transitive) To enter or pass into.

Roots

curro-cur · Latin · run

Synonyms for incur

getv

Synonyms & related words for incur

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of incur — including get. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to incur

Explore words related to incur — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include reincur, receive, forfeiter, entail, suffer, necessitate, accrue, incurrence. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for incur

Common synonyms for incur include get — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does incur come from?

The word incur breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -cur, from Latin curro (“run”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.