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Incurring

To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to

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  1. 1

    To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to

  2. 2

    To enter or pass into

  3. 3

    To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger

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accumulationnounThe act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
acquiringnounthe act of acquiring something
assumingnounAn assumption.
carryingnounTransportation.
causingnounthe act of causing something to happen
collapseverb(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
commitmentnounPromise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
committingnounThe act by which something is committed.
contractverb(intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
contractingnounWork done on a contract basis.
engagementnoun(uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
engagingnounTending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
entailingverb(transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.
hiringnounThe act by which an employee is hired.
initiatingverb(transitive) To begin; to start.
payverb(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
quotationnoun(countable) A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
quoteverb(transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).
registeringverb(transitive) To enter in a register; to enlist.
sufferingnounThe condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

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