incur a debt

  • 11incur — 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… …

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  • 12Incur — In*cur , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incurring}.] [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in in + currere to run. See {Current}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous;… …

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  • 13debt — debt, indebtedness, obligation, liability, debit, arrear mean something, and especially a sum of money, that is owed another. Debt usually implies that the amount is owed in return for goods, property, or services and can be definitely computed… …

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  • 14debt — n. 1) to contract, incur, run up a debt; to get into, go into debt 2) to collect, recover a debt 3) to discharge, pay (off), settle; wipe out; write off a debt 4) to cancel; repudiate a debt 5) a bad; outstanding, unsettled debt 6) a business;… …

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  • 15debt — that which is owed. If you borrow money, buy something on credit or receive more money on an account than is owed, you have a debt. Glossary of Business Terms Funds owed by a debtor to a creditor. Outstanding debt obligations are assets for… …

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  • 16Debt — Money borrowed. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * debt debt [det] noun 1. [countable] money that one person, organization, country etc owes to another: • The country will not receive further funds after it failed to repay debts of $16… …

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  • 17incur — 01. My boss has furnished me with a generous budget to cover any costs I [incur] while on business out of town. 02. You will be liable for any debts [incurred] if you sign this agreement. 03. You can expect to [incur] a fair amount of debt the… …

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  • 18incur — in|cur [ınˈkə: US ˈkə:r] v past tense and past participle incurred present participle incurring [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: incurrere to run into , from currere to run ] 1.) if you incur a cost, debt, or a fine, you have to pay… …

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  • 19Debt consolidation — Personal finance Credit and debt Pawnbroker Student loan Employment contract Salary Wage Emp …

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  • 20debt — noun 1 sum of money owed ADJECTIVE ▪ big, crippling, enormous, heavy, high, huge, large, massive, substantial ▪ …

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