Meaning

21 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The amount of money levied for a service.

    There will be a charge of five dollars.

    There is a cancellation charge if you withdraw your order.

    Entgelt

    цена́cená, пла́таpláta, та́ксаtáksa

    пла́таpláta

  2. (countable, uncountable)An attack in which combatants rush towards an enemy in an attempt to engage in close combat.

    Pickett's Charge; the Charge of the Light Brigade

    Sturmangriff

    нападе́ниеnapadénije, ата́каatáka

  3. (countable, uncountable)A forceful forward movement.

  4. An accusation.

    (countable, uncountable)An official description (by the police or a court) of a crime that somebody may be guilty of.

    two charges of manslaughter

    обвине́ниеobvinénije

    звинува́ченняzvynuváčennja

  5. (countable, uncountable)An accusation by a person or organization.

    That's a slanderous charge of abuse of trust.

    a person committed to your care

  6. (countable, uncountable)An electric charge.

    Ladung

    заря́дzarjád

    заря́дzarjád

  7. (countable, uncountable)The scope of someone's responsibility.

    The child was in the nanny's charge.

    отве́тственностьotvétstvennostʹ, попече́ниеpopečénije

    attention and management implying responsibility for safety

  8. (countable, uncountable)Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.

    The child was a charge of the nanny.

    подопе́чныйpodopéčnyj

  9. (countable, uncountable)A load or burden; cargo.

    The ship had a charge of colonists and their belongings.

    Last

    това́рtovár, грузgruz, бре́мяbrémja

  10. (countable, uncountable)An instruction.

    I gave him the charge to get the deal closed by the end of the month.

    зада́чаzadáča, предписа́ниеpredpisánije, инстру́кцияinstrúkcija

  11. (countable, uncountable)A mortgage.

  12. (countable, uncountable)An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.

    Rempeln

Examples

1438 sentences
  1. How much was the additional charge?

    І яка додаткова плата? — ChickenKiev

    ruИ какова дополнительная плата? — Hellerick

  2. Please charge this to my account.

    Будь ласка, запишіть це на мій рахунок. — mkazarian

    ruПожалуйста, запишите это на мой счёт. — odexed

    deBitte setzen Sie das auf meine Rechnung. — Tamy

  3. Tom won't charge you a cent.

    Том не візьме з тебе навіть копійки. — shanghainese

  4. What do you charge for lessons?

    Скільки ти береш за урок? — deniko

  5. I don't charge for my services.

    Я не вимагаю оплати за свої послуги. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
amount of money levied for a service:
accusation:
electric charge:
Русский
By meaning 8
amount of money levied for a service:
military: ground attack:
accusation:
electric charge:
scope of responsibility:
someone or something entrusted to one's care:
load or burden:
instruction:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
amount of money levied for a service:
military: ground attack:
electric charge:
load or burden:
basketball: offensive foul:

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

plural: charges
Singularcharge
Pluralcharges

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

71 related words

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

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