Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to something: as, the incurrence of guilt.
- noun Incursion; entrance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome)
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the act of
incurring something
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)
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Examples
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Our economic problems were caused mainly by incurrence of far too much debt by individuals and firms, and secondarily, by ill-conceived investments in securities comprised of such debt.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Looks Like Now We Need a Commercial Financial Protection Agency: 2010
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Our economic problems were caused mainly by incurrence of far too much debt by individuals and firms, and secondarily, by ill-conceived investments in securities comprised of such debt.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Looks Like Now We Need a Commercial Financial Protection Agency: 2010
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I have been out of a job for 14 months now and I have no incurrence.
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At bottom, there is general agreement as to the principal factor in our financial crisis being the incurrence of excessive debt -- mainly, but not exclusively real estate related -- by individuals and businesses.
Marty Robins: Keep Your Eye on the Ball... When Legislating! 2010
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The underlying problem was the incurrence of the debts and not the manner in which they were packaged.
Marty Robins: The Folly of the Financial Regulation Bills 2010
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Because the results of this negative Karma partly manifest directly, you can have an immediate contextual understanding of this cause and effect and the resultant Karmic incurrence.
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This altered state of things led, as I am told, to the compulsory withdrawal of many of the members, to a proportionate decrease in the expected funds, and to the incurrence of a debt of 3,000 pounds.
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There are two ways of recognising Karmic incurrence, the first is the immediate most easily recognisable, a result of direct consequences e.g. you curse someone and they punch you in the face.
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The incurrence of a defect on “unnecessary inspection” serves as a reminder to talk to yourself when putting anything down, even temporarily.
QUALITY IS PERSONAL Harry V. Roberts 1993
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The incurrence of a defect on “unnecessary inspection” serves as a reminder to talk to yourself when putting anything down, even temporarily.
QUALITY IS PERSONAL Harry V. Roberts 1993
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