Charged Charge Charging I Repairs Delivery Calls Account

• what did they charge for the repairs?
• the restaurant charged £20 for dinner.
• they’re charging £3 for the catalogue.
• we won't charge you for delivery.

charge

1. to ask an amount of money for goods or a service
• What did they charge for the repairs?
• The restaurant charged £20 for dinner.
• They’re charging £3 for the catalogue.
• We won't charge you for delivery.
• Calls are charged at 36p per minute.
• He only charged me half price.
• Do you think museums should charge for admission?
• The bank doesn't charge to stop a payment.
2. to record the cost of something as an amount that somebody has to pay
• They charge the calls to their credit-card account.
• Don't worry. I'll charge it (= pay by credit card).
3. to accuse somebody formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court
• Several people were arrested but nobody was charged.
• He was charged with murder.
4. to accuse somebody publicly of doing something wrong or bad
• Opposition MPs charged the minister with neglecting her duty.
5. to rush forward and attack somebody/something
• The bull put its head down and charged.
• We charged at the enemy.
6. to rush in a particular direction
• The children charged down the stairs.
• He came charging into my room and demanded to know what was going on.
7. to pass electricity through something so that it is stored there
• See related entries: The power industry
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• Before use, the battery must be charged.
• I need to charge my phone.
• The shaver can be charged up and used when travelling.
8. to give somebody a responsibility or task.
• The committee has been charged with the development of sport in the region.
• The governing body is charged with managing the school within its budget.
9. to fill somebody with an emotion
• The room was charged with hatred.
10. to fill a glass
• Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!
11. to load a gun

Extra Examples

• €50 will be charged to your account.
• A man has been charged in connection with the attack.
• Calls will be charged at 90 cents a minute.
• Companies are free to charge whatever they like for their services.
• I heard the sound of feet charging down the stairs.
• I was worried that the animal might charge at us.
• Research and development expenditure is charged against profits in the year it is incurred.
• She charged into the room.
• She has not yet been formally charged with the crime.
• Stamp Duty will be charged at one per cent.
• The bank charges a commission on all foreign currency transactions.
• The children were all charging around outside.
• The cost is charged directly to the profit and loss account.
• The rhino charged headlong towards us.
• The teenagers were jointly charged with attempted murder.
• We don’t charge for delivery.
• He came charging into my office and demanded an explanation.
• He ordered his troops to charge the enemy lines.
• The children all charged down the stairs and out of the front door.
• Three of the men charged towards Gallagher.
• What did the builders charge for the repairs?
• Your broker will charge you a 6% commission on the transaction.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they charge
• he / she / it charges
• past simple charged
• past participle charged
• -ing form charging

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the general senses ‘to load’ and ‘a load’), from Old French charger (verb), charge (noun), from late Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.