incur

/ɪnkˈɜː/

/ˌɪnˈkɝ/

to incur

MAIN VERB

make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to

to have to pay for something

synonyms : find

Examples

1. If he decides to play the market aggressively, he might incur higher risks but potentially higher rewards.

2. The move drew flak from multi-national companies as they ran a risk of incurring huge losses if their bets went wrong.

3. The company incurred almost 2,000 complaints to the BBB about hair loss and scalp damage.

4. All measurements incur numerical error.