Incurrido

Incurrido is the past participle form of the Spanish verb incurrir, meaning to incur or to bring upon oneself liability or expenses. It is used to indicate that someone has become liable for costs, debts, penalties, or other obligations.

Grammatically, incurrido appears in compound tenses with haber: ha incurrido, has incurrido, han incurrido, etc. When used as an adjective, it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: incurrido (masculine singular), incurrida (feminine singular), incurridos (masculine plural), incurridas (feminine plural). It can also be used with the preposition en to indicate the thing incurred: incurrir en deudas, incurrir en gastos.

Common contexts for incurrido include business, finance, law, and public administration. Examples: “La empresa ha incurrido en gastos significativos este trimestre.” “La entidad ha incurrido en deudas que debe gestionar.” “El informe señala que la organización ha incurrido en responsabilidades legales.” In English, the closest equivalent is “incurred.”

Etymology traces incurrir to Latin incurrere, from in- “toward” + currere “to run,” conveying the sense of running into or accumulating obligations. The term remains a standard, formal way to describe the act of becoming liable for costs, penalties, or responsibilities in Spanish.