| Main Entry: | incur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring upon oneself |
Synonyms: |
acquire, arouse, be subjected to, bring down on, catch, contract, draw, earn, expose oneself to, gain, get, induce, meet with, obtain, provoke |
| Main Entry: | afford |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | able to have or do; within financial means |
Synonyms: |
allow, be able to, be disposed to, bear, have enough for, have the means for, incur, manage, spare, stand, support, sustain |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contract an illness |
Synonyms: |
become infected with, break out with, come down with, develop, fall ill with, fall victim to, get, incur, receive, sicken, succumb to, suffer from, take |
Antonyms: |
be immune |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch disease |
Synonyms: |
acquire, afflict, be afflicted with, be ill with, become infected with, bring on, cause, come down with, decline, derange, develop, disorder, fall, fall victim to, get, go down with, incur, indispose, induce, obtain, sicken, sink, succumb to, take, take one's death, upset, weaken |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
Antonyms: |
give |
| Main Entry: | merit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be entitled to |
Synonyms: |
be in line for, be worthy, deserve, earn, get one's comeuppance, get one's due, get one's just desserts, get what is coming, have a claim, have a right, have coming, incur, justify, rate, warrant |
| Main Entry: | owe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have an obligation |
Synonyms: |
be beholden, be bound, be contracted, be in arrears, be in debt, be indebted, be into one for, be obligated, be under obligation, behind, feel bound, get on credit, have borrowed, in hock, incur, lost, on the tab, ought to, run up a bill |
Antonyms: |
pay, resolve, settle |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
conventional, ad idem, agreed, benami, innominate, mediatory, negotiable, nominate, under hand and seal
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