INCURRING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)

Example:

incurring debts is easier than paying them

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("incurring" is a kind of...):

acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something)

Derivation:

incur (make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to)

-ing form of the verb incur