American English pronunciation
How to pronounce charge
IPA transcription: ['tʃɑɹdʒ]
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Noun
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an impetuous rush toward someone or something
“the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary”
“the battle began with a cavalry charge”
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(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
“he was arrested on a charge of larceny”
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a special assignment that is given to a person or group
“a confidential mission to London”
“his charge was deliver a message”
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the swift release of a store of affective force
“they got a great bang out of it”
“what a boot!”
“he got a quick rush from injecting heroin”
“he does it for kicks”
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the price charged for some article or service
“the admission charge”
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the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
“the battery needed a fresh charge”
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attention and management implying responsibility for safety
“he is in the care of a bodyguard”
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a person committed to your care
“the teacher led her charges across the street”
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financial liabilities (such as a tax)
“the charges against the estate”
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(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
“Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge”
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request for payment of a debt
“they submitted their charges at the end of each month”
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a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
“the judge's charge to the jury”
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an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
“the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving”
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heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
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a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
“this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains”
Verb
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to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
“he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork”
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assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
“He was appointed deputy manager”
“She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance”
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blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
“he charged the director with indifference”
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move quickly and violently
“The car tore down the street”
“He came charging into my office”
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demand payment
“Will I get charged for this service?”
“We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights”
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direct into a position for use
“point a gun”
“He charged his weapon at me”
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cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
“After the second episode, she had to be committed”
“he was committed to prison”
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file a formal charge against
“The suspect was charged with murdering his wife”
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attribute responsibility to
“We blamed the accident on her”
“The tragedy was charged to her inexperience”
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make an accusatory claim
“The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased”
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provide (a device) with something necessary
“He loaded his gun carefully”
“load the camera”
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fill or load to capacity
“charge the wagon with hay”
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enter a certain amount as a charge
“he charged me $15”
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give over to another for care or safekeeping
“consign your baggage”
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cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
“The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks”
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impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
“He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend”
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pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
“Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?”
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lie down on command, of hunting dogs
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place a heraldic bearing on
“charge all weapons, shields, and banners”
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instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
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instruct or command with authority
“The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem”
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set or ask for a certain price
“How much do you charge for lunch?”
“This fellow charges $100 for a massage”
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cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
“charge a conductor”
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energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
“I need to charge my car battery”
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saturate
“The room was charged with tension and anxiety”
Usage examples
- The charge was that the heavy-handed production drowned the songs.
- She promptly underwent her first depth charge attack but suffered no damage.
- Shaftesbury was discharged from office and other leading critics of the government resigned.
- The discovery supposedly precipitated Parsons to charge for the lap leader prizes.
- Lupo had pleaded guilty to all charges.
- This is the latest incarnation of an automatically rechargeable electric vehicle.
- I can't believe they charge ten quid for using the toilets!
- Membership is free of charge.
- Students are admitted to most regular season hockey games free of charge.
- Ganilau said she was opposed to granting amnesty to people implicated in coup-related charges.