See
chargé
See
chargé
chargeI. \ˈchärj, ˈchȧj\
verb(
-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English
chargen, from Old French
chargier, from Late Latin
carricare, from Latin
carrus wheeled vehicle — more at
car
transitive verb1. a. archaic (1) : to put a load on or in
< horses charged with heavy burdens > (2) : to place as a load
< directing the servants … to charge the Saratoga trunk upon the dickey — R.L.Stevenson > b. (1) obsolete : to place too heavy a burden on
: overload
(2) : to weigh down with a heavy burden (as of guilt, sickness, or expense)
< his spirit was charged with sorrow > (3) : emphasize
,
exaggerate
;
especially : to render more striking (a detail in a work of art)
< charge a line by reinforcing with black > c. (1) : to place a charge (as of materials to be treated or consumed) in
< charge the magazine with three rounds > : load or fill to capacity or up to the required amount
< charge a blast furnace with ore > (2) : to impart an electric charge to
(3) : to restore the active materials in (a storage battery) by the passage of a direct current through in the opposite direction to that of discharge
(4) : to load (a charge) into something
< granulated cork is charged into suitable molds and heat is applied — G.B.Cooke > (5) : to fill or load (as a brush or pen) with pigment or ink
(6) : to fill (as a fire hose) with water under pressure
(7) : embed
< charge abrasive grains in a metal disk for grinding > d. (1) : to assume as a heraldic bearing
< he charges three roses or > (2) : to place a heraldic bearing on
< he charges his shield with three roses or > e. (1) : to fill full
: furnish fully
< a brain charged with fancies > especially : to fill with a particular mood, tone, or spirit
< charges the air with its cosmopolitan sense of freedom — Harry Levin > (2) : to cause to be mixed or saturated
: impregnate
< warehouses chargeing the air with odors of spice and coffee >2. a. (1) : to impose a particular duty or task on
: entrust with a responsibility, duty, or task
< chairman specifically charged with leading the board — G.B.Hurff > (2) : to entrust with the care, custody, or management of something or someone
< I charge myself with him … I will take care of him — Charles Dickens > b. : to command or exhort with authority
< Badoglio was charged by the king to form a new cabinet — Sir Winston Churchill > : urge earnestly
< I charge thee be not thou more grieved than I am — Shakespeare > c. of a judge : to give a charge to (a jury)
3. a. : to bring an accusation against
: call to account
: blame
< charged him as the instigator of the disorder > b. : to make an assertion against especially by ascribing guilt or blame for an offense or wrong
: accuse
— used with
with < reluctant to charge a dead man with an offense from which he could not clear himself — Edith Wharton > c. : to place the blame or guilt for (a fault or wrongdoing) — now usually used with
to < he charged the fiasco to overconfidence > d. : to assert as an accusation
< charged that the … line would tend to become a monopoly — Current Biography >4. a. : to bring (a weapon) to a position suited for attack
: level
< charge a lance > b. : to drive upon, rush against, or bear down upon rapidly and violently
< charge an enemy position > < the car charged the bank and broke through the fence >5. a. (1) : to impose a pecuniary burden on
< charge his estate with any debts incurred > (2) : to impose or record as a pecuniary obligation
< charge debts to an estate > b. (1) : to fix or ask (a sum) as a fee or payment
< charge $10 for his services > (2) : to ask payment of (a person)
< charge a client for expenses > — often used with a double object
< charge a student $50 for meals > c. (1) : to record (an item) as an expense, debt, obligation, or liability — usually used with
to or
against < charge a purchase to a customer > < charge a library book to a borrower > < charge a mistake against a person > (2) : to record a debt, obligation, or liability against
< charge your account with the goods ordered > < charge a person with a book borrowed from a library > < charge a fielder with an error > (3) : to enter on the debit side of an account
< charge a sum against income for depreciation > < charge rent and phone bill to administration >intransitive verb1. : to drive or rush violently forward typically in attack
< the cavalry charged to the flank > < came charging through the door, wearing a baseball mitt on one hand — Jean Stafford >2. : to ask or set a price
< charge high for goods >: ask payment
< he doesn't charge at all for it >3. of a judge : to give a charge to the jury
4. of a dog : to lie down with head on forepaws
Synonyms: see accuse
,
ascribe
,
burden
,
command
,
rush
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charge to capital
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charge to revenue
II. noun(
-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from
chargier, v.
1. a. obsolete : a material load or weight
b. : a figure borne on a heraldic field
: bearing
c. : a plaster or ointment used on a domestic animal
d. (1) : the quantity of explosive used in a single discharge
< a cartridge with a powder charge of 70 grains > < an artillery shell with an explosive bursting charge > < a charge of dynamite under the stump > (2) : the powder and shot in a cartridge
e. : the quantity of material to be used or consumed that is loaded at one time into an apparatus or that a mechanism is intended to receive in any single operation
< the charge of chemicals in a fire extinguisher > < the charge of mixed fuel and air in the cylinder of a gas engine > < the charge of coal placed in a coal-gas retort > f. (1) : electric charge
(2) : the quantity of electricity that a storage battery is capable of yielding expressed usually in ampere-hours
(3) : the process of charging a storage battery
g. (1) : a store or accumulation of force (as emotion, excitement, or affective power)
< poetry with an emotional charge, deeply felt and communicated to the reader > : impelling especially emotional force
: drive
< a man with a high emotional charge > (2) : cathexis
2
(3) slang : a strong feeling of amusement, pleasure, or excitement
: kick
< the children got a big charge out of the clown > h. : the abrasive powder or grains in the surface of a lap used for grinding, polishing, or sawing
2. obsolete : consequence
,
importance
< this army of such mass and charge — Shakespeare >3. a. : something that one is obligated for
: a duty or task laid upon one
: obligation
< to maintain this readiness … is … a first charge upon our military effort — Sir Winston Churchill > b. : control of the acts, workings, or disposition of something
: management
,
supervision
< he assumed full charge of the business > : care
,
custody
< remained under his uncle's charge during his minority > c. : the parish, church, district, or congregations regularly served by a clergyman
d. : a person or thing committed or entrusted to the care, custody, management, or support of another
< nursemaids sunning their charges by the sea — D.G.Gerahty > < he entered the poorhouse, becoming a county charge >4. a. : instruction
,
command
,
order
,
injunction
< he gave them charge about the queen to guard and foster her forevermore — Alfred Tennyson > b. : a formal address containing instruction or exhortation: as
(1) : an official address of instruction by a senior church official to his clergy or upon the ordination of a minister
(2) : an instruction given by the court to the jury in order to govern their action in coming to or making their decision;
specifically : the statement made by the judge to the jury at the close of a trial of the principles of law that the latter are bound to apply to the facts as determined by them in deciding upon their verdict
5. a. : expenditure or incurred expense
< living at the charge of his brother > as
(1) : payment of costs
: money paid out
(2) : a pecuniary liability (as rents or taxes) against property, a person, or an organization
< charges upon the estate > < smoking has become … a fixed charge on the expenditures of every family — Morris Fishbein > — often used in plural
b. : the price demanded for a thing or service
< a 10-cent admission charge > — often used in plural
< reverse the charges for a telephone call > c. : a debit to an account
< a charge to expense account > : an entry in an account of what is due from one party to another
< a charge to a customer's account > : something that is debited
< the purchase was a charge > d. : the record of a loan (as of a book from a library)
6. a. : an accusation of a wrong or offense
: allegation
,
indictment
< arrested on the charge of bribery > b. : a statement of complaint or hostile criticism
< the charge that earned incomes are based upon no principle of equity >7. a. of a weapon : a position of readiness for attack
< pikes held in charge > b. (1) : a violent and impetuous rush toward or upon some person or object
< the lion's charge carried him past the antelope > specifically : an attack with the intent of closing with an enemy
< a tank charge > — compare
assault
I 2
(2) : the signal for attack
< the bugle sounds the charge > c. : a lunge used chiefly in gymnastics in which the trunk and stationary leg form a straight line
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