incur
/ɪnˈkɜː(r)/verb
उच्चारण इन्कर
उठाना (हानि आदि)
Core word
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[T]
if you incur something unpleasant, you are in a situation in which you have to deal with it
उठाना (हानि आदि)
- incur losses
- incur sb's anger
- The company incurred heavy losses during the lockdown.
+ 3 more examples
- If you break the rules, you may incur a fine.
- The minister incurred criticism for his careless remarks.
- Students who cheat may incur the principal's anger.
Synonyms suffer sustain experience run up bring on
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
incur + loss / debt / cost
Incur takes unpleasant things as the object: costs, debts, losses, penalties.
'Incur' के object के रूप में अप्रिय चीज़ें आती हैं, जैसे खर्च, कर्ज़, हानि या जुर्माना।
- The company incurred heavy losses last year.
- Students who miss the deadline will incur a fine.
incur sb's anger / displeasure
It is also used for bringing a negative reaction upon yourself.
यह अपने ऊपर किसी की नकारात्मक प्रतिक्रिया बुलाने के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- He incurred the headmaster's anger by arriving late.
incur vs occur
Incur means to bring something on yourself, while occur means to happen; they are not interchangeable.
'Incur' का अर्थ अपने ऊपर कुछ लाना है, जबकि 'occur' का अर्थ घटित होना है; दोनों एक-दूसरे की जगह नहीं आते।
- An accident occurred, and the driver incurred the cost of repairs.
be incurred (passive); incurred expenses
In accounts, expenses incurred means costs that have arisen.
लेखा में 'expenses incurred' का अर्थ वे खर्च हैं जो हो चुके हैं।
- All expenses incurred on the trip will be refunded.
+Collocations 4
incur + noun (money)
costsdebtsexpenseslossesfees
- Farmers incur huge costs when the monsoon fails.
incur + noun (punishment)
a penaltya finea chargeinteresta liability
- Late payment will incur an extra charge.
incur + noun (reaction)
wrathangercriticismdispleasureblame
- The minister incurred criticism for his remark.
adverb / adjective + incur
unnecessarilyheavilylegallyadditionalunexpected
- The firm incurred unexpected costs while moving the factory.
“More examples 6
- Radhika incurred a fine for returning the library book late.
देर से पुस्तकालय की किताब लौटाने पर राधिका पर जुर्माना लगा।
- The railways incurred losses during the long lockdown.
लंबे lockdown के दौरान रेलवे को घाटा उठाना पड़ा।
- Withdrawing from the fixed deposit early may incur a penalty.
Fixed deposit को समय से पहले निकालने पर जुर्माना लग सकता है।
- He incurred a debt of two lakh rupees to build the house.
उसने घर बनाने के लिए दो लाख रुपये का कर्ज़ लिया।
- The candidate incurred the examiner's displeasure by cheating.
नकल करके उम्मीदवार ने परीक्षक की नाराज़गी मोल ले ली।
- The school incurred extra expenses when the roof leaked.
छत टपकने पर विद्यालय को अतिरिक्त खर्च उठाना पड़ा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He incurred in heavy debts.
✓ He incurred heavy debts.
Incur is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Incur' transitive verb है, इसके बाद preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ The accident incurred on the highway last night.
✓ The accident occurred on the highway last night.
For something that happens, the verb is occur; incur needs an unpleasant object.
किसी घटना के घटित होने के लिए 'occur' आता है; 'incur' के बाद अप्रिय वस्तु चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
suffer sustain experience run up bring on
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Incur expenses, losses or debts; incur sb's anger or displeasure.
Collocations: incur expenses, losses या debts (ख़र्च, हानि या क़र्ज़ उठाना); incur sb's anger या displeasure।