incurs

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CDs are typically less flexible because withdrawing funds before maturity often incurs a penalty.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

It also incurs brokerage costs whenever it trades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

All the same, the bureau estimates that the rule could save consumers up to $5 billion a year, or $225 per household that incurs overdraft fees.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 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