charge
/CHärj/
verb
- demand (an amount) as a price from someone for a service rendered or goods supplied."he charged me 2 euros for the postcard"synonyms: ask in payment, ask, fix a charge, fix a price, impose, levy, expect, demand, exact, bill, invoice
- accuse (someone) of something, especially an offense under law."they were charged with assault"synonyms: accuse of, indict for, arraign for, prosecute for, try for, bring to trial for, put on trial for, blame for, hold accountable for, implicate in, impeach for, inculpate
- entrust (someone) with a task as a duty or responsibility."the committee was charged with reshaping the educational system"synonyms: entrust, burden, encumber, hamper, saddle, tax, weigh, weigh down, load
- store electrical energy in (a battery or battery-operated device)."the shaver can be charged up and used while traveling"
- rush forward in attack."the plan is to charge headlong at the enemy"synonyms: rush, move quickly, storm, stampede, career, tear, push, plow, swoop, dive, lunge, launch oneself, throw oneself, go headlong, steam, barrel
- place a heraldic bearing on."a pennant argent, charged with a cross gules"
noun
- a price asked for goods or services."an admission charge"synonyms: fee, price, tariff, amount, sum, figure, fare, rate, payment, toll, levy, cost, expense, expenditure, outlay, dues
- an accusation, typically one formally made against a prisoner brought to trial."he appeared in court on a charge of attempted murder"synonyms: accusation, allegation, indictment, arraignment, citation, imputation, blame, incrimination, impeachment, beef, inculpation
- the responsibility of taking care or control of someone or something."the people in her charge are pupils and not experimental subjects"synonyms: care, protection, safe keeping, keeping, supervision, surveillance, control, handling, custody, guardianship, tutelage, wardship, protectorship, patronage, trusteeship, auspices, aegis, hands, lap, ward
- the property of matter that is responsible for electrical phenomena, existing in a positive or negative form.
- a quantity of explosive to be detonated in order to fire a gun or similar weapon."smaller charges, fired on three minute fuses lit by hand"
- a headlong rush forward, typically one made by attacking soldiers in battle."a cavalry charge"synonyms: attack, assault, offensive, onslaught, offense, drive, push, thrust, onrush, sortie, sally, swoop, foray, raid, invasion, incursion, campaign, storming, blitzkrieg, razzia, onset
- a device or bearing placed on a shield or crest.
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May 8, 2024 · verb ; a · to impose a task or responsibility on. charge him with the job of finding a new meeting place ; b · to command, instruct, or exhort with ...
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to accuse someone of something, esp. to officially accuse someone of a crime: He was charged with resisting arrest.
verb phrase · to write off as an expense or loss. to attribute to: I charged off the blunder to inexperience. · to agitate, stimulate, or excite: a fiery ...