incurred

past tense of incur

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of incurred If a homeowner missed an assessment payment one month and incurred a late fee, and payments for the following months were made on time, the homeowner continues to incur late fees each month because the payments are applied to the prior outstanding balance rather than the current dues assessment. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 If a homeowner missed an assessment payment one month and incurred a late fee, and payments for the following months were made on time, the homeowner continues to incur late fees each month because the payments are applied to the prior outstanding balance rather than the current dues assessment. Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurred
Verb
  • Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s manufacturing activity in October contracted more than expected, shrinking to the lowest level in six months, an official survey showed on Friday, as trade tensions with Washington reignited during the month.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
  • While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Police previously said a 2011 Infiniti G37 sedan crashed on the I-30 service road and caught fire.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In the accompanying video, directed by Daren Rabinovitch, Noname is pursued by a humanoid cat and eventually transforms into a parrot.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Dykes made a similar decision for defensive tackle Damonic Wiliams, who repeatedly kept coming back to TCU asking for money as he was pursued by other Power Four conference teams.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In both cases, Israel sought to justify its aggression as a necessary security measure to protect its southern communities.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Gold sought to make a similar point with Fuji – an album named for a distinct genre from Nigeria’s Yourba ethnic group that critics like Zikoko’s Tomide Marv have since claimed is largely absent from its tracklist.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025

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“Incurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incurred. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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