incurred

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

currocurr- · Latin · run

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