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Noun incurring has 1 sense

incurring - acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); "incurring debts is easier than paying them"
--₁ is a kind of acquisition

Derived form: verb incur₁

Verb incur has 2 senses

incur - make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
--₁ is one way to subject

Derived forms: noun incursion₃, noun incurring₁, noun incurrence₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
receive, get, find, obtain, incur - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
--₂ is one way to change
Sample sentence:
Something ----s