incur

verb

Definition of incurnext
as in to seek

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Recent Examples of incur Plzeňský Prazdroj, the country’s largest beer producer, expects to incur losses this year due to a stunted hops yield. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 The debtor made a mistake to incur the liability, the liability was not covered by adequate insurance, and no settlement was achieved in litigation. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Accordingly, if an unpaid toll occurred in January 2025 and the customer did not incur a third unpaid toll until November 2025, the customer would not receive an invoice until after November 2025. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Employers would incur close to $1 billion in turnover costs nationally for recruiting and training replacements for TPS workers, according to Tess Petit, the executive director of the immigrant coalition. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incur
  1. seek
  2. contract
  3. pursue
  4. accept
  5. catch
  6. welcome
Verb
  • Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority CEO Doug Kreulen said Parton’s life exemplified the values the airport seeks to nurture.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Twenty-five years on and seeking revenge, Robbie infiltrates his gang from the bottom up in order to kill the man responsible, only to discover that the British underboss is grooming him to settle a debt no one was ever meant to survive.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of seek
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  • Homer Glen contracts with the Will County sheriff’s office for its police services.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Within the services category, wholesale, retail, and capital markets services activity contracted.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of contract
Verb
  • In his view, that includes a public education fund, though there are dozens of states along with cities, counties and school districts that will all be pursuing various remedies.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That lack of investment in domestic infrastructure has in turn helped enable governments led by Carney and his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, to pursue their virtue signaling net-zero by 2050 goals.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursue
Verb
  • Steele accepted the reduced charge, along with a separate careless-driving citation, and suspended the athlete’s driver’s license for five years.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The state's highest court declined to accept jurisdiction June 23 before Shirilla's legal team asked the justices to reconsider that decision.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of accept
Verb
  • Salas, 20, should soon become the youngest player to catch a big-league game since Ivan Rodriguez debuted with the Texas Rangers in 1991.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately, one of the most sensitive detectors ever constructed was buried there to catch that fleeting glow and record the neutrinos’ ghostly presence.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of catch
Verb
  • Businesses here are also trying to woo the sailors, with some putting up banners to welcome them.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Officials said improvements to the bowling alley were completed last year and that the venue has welcomed guests for more than a year since reopening.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of welcome

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“Incur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incur. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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