incurs

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“The run on this, it is amazing,” said Sperzel, head of trading for Germany, adding that the buying spree is a surprise because silver, unlike gold, incurs a sales tax in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

The sale helps Occidental reduce its net debt but eliminates a diversifying asset and incurs a significant $1.7 billion tax bite.

From Barron's • Oct. 2, 2025

As Marcel Mauss’ classic book The Gift demonstrates, every personal gift, even an altruistic one, incurs debt.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2025

These payments are known as a service charge and the sum charged varies from year to year depending on the costs the landlord incurs.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Also, even if a dangler is in no danger of being misinterpreted, enough readers have trained themselves to spot danglers that a writer who leaves it incurs the risk of being judged as slovenly.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker