Dictionary Check: incurring

"incurring" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)

Example: "incurring debts is easier than paying them"
verb

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

Example: "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
Synonyms:
verb

receive a specified treatment (abstract)

Example: "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"

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