INCUR
What does "INCUR" mean?
To become subject to something unwelcome as a result of one's own actions.
Meanings
- To bring upon oneself a cost, penalty, debt, or other unwanted consequence. By missing the deadline they incurred a hefty late fee.
Did you know?
- To 'incur' a debt is, etymologically, to 'run into' it - Latin 'incurrere', from 'currere' (to run), the same root as 'current' and 'occur'.
Word origin
From Latin 'incurrere' (to run into, run toward), from 'in-' (into) plus 'currere' (to run) - the same 'currere' behind 'current', 'course', and 'occur'; you literally run into consequences.
Remember it
INCUR = run IN; you run into a cost the way a car runs into a wall - the consequence finds you because you moved toward it.
A little poem
Each shortcut taken runs you toward a bill;
you incur the distance you thought you saved still.
couplet
What it teaches
You don't passively receive consequences - you run into them; the verb itself remembers you were moving.
Quick facts
What does INCUR mean?
To become subject to something unwelcome as a result of one's own actions.
Is INCUR a valid word?
Yes — INCUR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is INCUR?
INCUR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does INCUR come from?
From Latin 'incurrere' (to run into, run toward), from 'in-' (into) plus 'currere' (to run) - the same 'currere' behind 'current', 'course', and 'occur'; you literally run into consequences.
What can INCUR teach us?
You don't passively receive consequences - you run into them; the verb itself remembers you were moving.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.