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incur — in·cur /in kər/ vt in·curred, in·cur·ring: to become liable or subject to: bring down upon oneself incur obligations incur expenses Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
incur — incur, contract, catch are comparable when they mean to bring upon oneself something unpleasant, onerous, or injurious. Incur may or may not imply foreknowledge of what is to happen {incur a debt} {incur criticism} but it usually implies… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
incur — [in kʉr′] vt. incurred, incurring [ME incurren < L incurrere, to run into or toward, attack < in , in, toward + currere, to run: see CURRENT] 1. to come into or acquire (something undesirable) [to incur a debt] 2. to become subject to… … English World dictionary
Debt — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Debt >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 debt debt obligation liability indebtment debit score GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 arrears arrears deferred payment deficit default insolvency … English dictionary for students
incur */ — UK [ɪnˈkɜː(r)] / US [ɪnˈkɜr] verb [transitive] Word forms incur : present tense I/you/we/they incur he/she/it incurs present participle incurring past tense incurred past participle incurred 1) to lose money, owe money, or have to pay money as a… … English dictionary
incur — in|cur [ ın kɜr ] verb transitive * 1. ) to experience something unpleasant as a result of something you have done: Each stage of the process incurs an additional risk. incur someone s wrath/displeasure (=make someone angry): I do not wish to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Debt Fatigue — When a debtor stops making payments on his or her debts and starts spending again after being overwhelmed by the amount of debt incurred and the seeming futility of the debt repayment process (the overall amount of debt owed does not appear to… … Investment dictionary
Debt Limitation — A bond covenant that limits or restricts any additional debt that may be incurred by the issuer. Debt limitations look to protect the current lenders by maintaining the firm s degree of leverage. A debt limitation may take a variety of forms,… … Investment dictionary
Debt Load — The amount of debt or leverage that a company is carrying on its books. The amount of debt a firm is carrying can be found in the company s balance sheet, which most firms provide on a quarterly basis. Companies may incur this debt for numerous… … Investment dictionary
incur — in‧cur [ɪnˈkɜː ǁ ˈkɜːr] verb incurred PTandPPX incurring PRESPARTX [transitive] FINANCE if you incur a cost, a debt, or a fine, you do something that means that you lose money or have to pay money: • The foundry has been operating at less than… … Financial and business terms
