Meaning

22 senses

  1. To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.

    beauftragen, verpflichten, zuweisen

    возлага́тьvozlagátʹ, возложи́тьvozložítʹ, вменя́ть в обя́занностьvmenjátʹ v objázannostʹ

    поклада́ти відповіда́льністьpokladáty vidpovidálʹnistʹ, доруча́тиdoručáty

    assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

  2. (transitive)To assign (a debit) to an account.

    Let's charge this to marketing.

    The law firm's billings are up this month: she's charged 1,000 billing hours to that case.

    buchen

    запи́сыватьzapísyvatʹ, записа́тьzapisátʹ

  3. (ambitransitive)To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.).

    to charge high for goods

    I won't charge you for the wheat.

    berechnen, in Rechnung stellen

    взима́тьvzimátʹ, снима́ть пла́туsnimátʹ plátu, снять пла́туsnjatʹ plátu

    зніма́ти пла́туznimáty plátu

  4. (US, transitive)To pay on account, as by using a credit card.

    Can I charge my purchase to my credit card?

    Can I charge this purchase?

    belasten

    pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt

  5. (dated, transitive)To sell (something) at a given price.

    to charge coal at $5 per unit

    set or ask for a certain price

  6. (transitive)To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.

    I'm charging you with assault and battery.

    anklagen, beschuldigen

    обвиня́тьobvinjátʹ, обвини́тьobvinítʹ

    звинува́чуватиzvynuváčuvaty, звинува́титиzvynuvátyty

  7. (transitive)To mortgage (a property).

  8. To impute or ascribe.

  9. To call to account; to challenge.

  10. (transitive)To place a burden, load or responsibility on or in.

    attribute responsibility to

  11. To place a burden, load or responsibility on or in.

    (transitive)To ornament with or cause to bear.

    to charge an architectural member with a moulding

    cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

  12. (transitive)To assume as a bearing.

    He charges three roses.

    place a heraldic bearing on

Examples

1438 sentences

  1. How much was the additional charge?

    І яка додаткова плата?

    ruИ какова дополнительная плата?

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  2. Please charge this to my account.

    Будь ласка, запишіть це на мій рахунок.

    ruПожалуйста, запишите это на мой счёт.

    deBitte setzen Sie das auf meine Rechnung.

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  3. Tom won't charge you a cent.

    Том не візьме з тебе навіть копійки.

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  4. What do you charge for lessons?

    Скільки ти береш за урок?

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  5. I don't charge for my services.

    Я не вимагаю оплати за свої послуги.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 7
to place a burden upon, to assign a duty:
to load equipment with material required for its use:
to assign a duty to:
to demand, require payment:
criminal law, law enforcement: to formally accuse of a crime:
intransitive: of a battery or device: to gain energy:
military: to attack by moving forward quickly:
Русский
By meaning 8
to place a burden upon, to assign a duty:
to load equipment with material required for its use:
to assign a duty to:
to assign a debit to an account:
to demand, require payment:
criminal law, law enforcement: to formally accuse of a crime:
intransitive: of a battery or device: to gain energy:
military: to attack by moving forward quickly:
Deutsch
By meaning 9
to place a burden upon, to assign a duty:
to load equipment with material required for its use:
to move forward forcefully:
to assign a duty to:
to assign a debit to an account:
to demand, require payment:
criminal law, law enforcement: to formally accuse of a crime:
to add energy to:
military: to attack by moving forward quickly:

Origin

From Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricō (“to load”)

From Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricō (“to load”), from Latin carrus (“a car, wagon”); see car. Doublet of cargo.

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Forms

charges, charging, charged, charged
Base formcharge · to charge
3rd person singularcharges
Present participlecharging
Past simplecharged
Past participlecharged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycharge
he, she, itcharges

Past simpleLesson

all personscharged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave charged
he, she, ithas charged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill charge

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

30 synonyms
assessB2accuseB1taxB1attributeB2attachB1drawA1layB1reposeC2criminateinculpateindictaccriminateappeacharraign
Close in meaning
  • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to:saddleburden
  • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against:accuse
  • file a formal charge against:lodgefile
  • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle:bear down
  • direct into a position for use:levelpoint

Antonyms

2 antonyms
dischargepay cash

Word family

26 related words
RelateddischargeB2cargocaricaturecarksurchargecharger
DerivedrechargeC1counterchargeforechargemischargeoutchargeoverchargereverse-chargesuperchargetrickle chargeturbochargetwinchargeunchargeunderchargeupchargechargeablechargeecharge downchargehandcharge offcharge up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in charge of
  • is in charge
  • been charged with
  • person in charge
  • press charges
  • one in charge
  • to press charges
  • charged with perjury
  • charge of the
  • charge of this
  • face criminal charges
  • charged with murder

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
charadecharcoalchargeablechargerchariotB1
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