Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense charges, present participle charging, past tense, past participle charged
1. verb
If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
Even local nurseries charge £100 a week. [VERB noun]
The majority of stalls charged a fair price. [VERB noun]
The hospitals charge the patients for every aspirin. [VERB noun + for]
Some banks charge if you access your account to determine your balance. [VERB]
...the architect who charged us a fee of seven hundred and fifty pounds. [VERB noun noun]
Synonyms: ask for, set, impose, levy More Synonyms of charge
2. verb
To charge something to a person or organization means to tell the people providing it to send the bill to that person or organization. To charge something to someone's account means to add it to their account so they can pay for it later.
Go out and buy a pair of glasses, and charge it to us. [VERB noun + to]
All transactions have been charged to your account. [beVERB-ed + to]
3. countable noun
A charge is an amount of money that you have to pay for a service.
We can arrange this for a small charge.
Customers who arrange overdrafts will face a monthly charge of £5. [+ of]
Synonyms: price, rate, cost, amount More Synonyms of charge
4. countable noun
A charge is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
He may still face criminal charges.
They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder. [+ of]
Synonyms: accusation, allegation, indictment, imputation More Synonyms of charge
5. verb
When the police charge someone, they formally accuse them of having done something illegal.
They have the evidence to charge him. [VERB noun]
Police have charged Mr Bell with murder. [VERB noun + with]
Synonyms: accuse, indict, impeach, incriminate More Synonyms of charge
6. verb
If you charge someone with doing something wrong or unpleasant, you publicly say that they have done it.
[written]
He charged the minister with lying about the economy. [VERB noun + with]
7. uncountable noun
If you take chargeof someone or something, you make yourself responsible for them and take control overthem. If someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for them.
A few years ago Bacryl took charge of the company. [+ of]
I have been given charge of this class. [+ of]
They would never forget their time in his charge.
Synonyms: care, trust, responsibility, custody More Synonyms of charge
8.
See in charge
9. countable noun [usually plural]
If you describe someone as your charge, they have been given to you to be looked after and you are responsible for them.
The coach tried to get his charges motivated.
Synonyms: ward, pupil, protégé, dependant More Synonyms of charge
10. verb
If you charge towards someone or something, you move quickly and aggressively towards them.
He charged through the door to my mother's office. [VERB preposition/adverb]
He ordered us to charge. [VERB]
...a charging bull. [VERB-ing]
Charge is also a noun.
...a bayonet charge.
11. verb
To charge a battery means to pass an electrical current through it in order to make it more powerful or to make it last longer.
Alex had forgotten to charge the battery. [VERB noun]
Charge up means the same as charge.
The car recovers energy to charge up the batteries while driving. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
12. countable noun [usually singular]
An electrical charge is an amount of electricity that is held in or carried by something.
[technical]
13. countable noun
The charge in a cartridge or shell is the explosive inside it. You can also refer to the cartridge or shell itself as a charge.
14. See also baton charge, charged, cover charge, depth charge, service charge
15.
See free of charge
Phrasal verbs:
See charge up
More Synonyms of charge
charge in British English
(tʃɑːdʒ)
verb
1.
to set or demand (a price)
he charges too much for his services
2. (transitive)
to hold financially liable; enter a debit against
3. (transitive)
to enter or record as an obligation against a person or his or her account
4. (transitive)
to accuse or impute a fault to (a person, etc), as formally in a court of law
5. (transitive)
to command; place a burden upon or assign responsibility to
I was charged to take the message to headquarters
6.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon (a person or thing)
7. (transitive)
to fill (a receptacle) with the proper or appropriate quantity
8. (often foll by up)
to cause (an accumulator, capacitor, etc) to take or store electricity or (of an accumulator) to have electricity fed into it
9.
to fill or suffuse or to be filled or suffused with matter by dispersion, solution, or absorption
to charge water with carbon dioxide
10. (transitive)
to fill or suffuse with feeling, emotion, etc
the atmosphere was charged with excitement
11. (transitive) law
(of a judge) to address (a jury) authoritatively
12. (transitive)
to load (a firearm)
13. (transitive)
to aim (a weapon) in position ready for use
14. (transitive) heraldry
to paint (a shield, banner, etc) with a charge
15. (intransitive)
(of hunting dogs) to lie down at command
noun
16.
a price charged for some article or service; cost
17.
a financial liability, such as a tax
18.
a debt or a book entry recording it
19.
an accusation or allegation, such as a formal accusation of a crime in law
20.
a.
an onrush, attack, or assault
b.
the call to such an attack in battle
21.
custody or guardianship
22.
a person or thing committed to someone's care
23.
a.
a cartridge or shell
b.
the explosive required to discharge a firearm or other weapon
c.
an amount of explosive material to be detonated at any one time
24.
the quantity of anything that a receptacle is intended to hold
25. physics
a.
the attribute of matter by which it responds to electromagnetic forces responsible for all electrical phenomena, existing in two forms to which the signs negative and positive are arbitrarily assigned
b.
a similar property of a body or system determined by the extent to which it containsan excess or deficiency of electrons
c.
a quantity of electricity determined by the product of an electric current and thetime for which it flows, measured in coulombs
d.
the total amount of electricity stored in a capacitor
e.
the total amount of electricity held in an accumulator, usually measured in ampere-hours
Symbol: q, Q
26.
a load or burden
27.
a duty or responsibility; control
28.
a command, injunction, or order
29. slang
a thrill
30. law
the address made by a judge to the jury at the conclusion of the evidence
31. heraldry
a design, device, or image depicted on heraldic arms
a charge of three lions
32.
the solid propellant used in rockets, sometimes including the inhibitor
33. in charge
34. in charge of
Word origin
C13: from Old French chargier to load, from Late Latin carricāre; see carry
charge in American English
(tʃɑrdʒ)
verb transitiveWord forms: charged or ˈcharging
1.
a. Obsolete
to put a load on or in
b.
to load or fill to capacity or with the usual amount of required material
c.
to load (a firearm, cannon, etc.)
d.
to saturate (one substance) with another
air charged with steam
e.
to add carbon dioxide to (water, etc.)
f. US
to add an electrical charge to (a battery, etc.)
2.
a.
to load a burden on; give as a task, duty, etc. to; make responsible for
a nurse was charged with the care of the child
b.
to give instructions to or command authoritatively
to charge a jury
c.
to accuse of wrongdoing; censure
he charged her with negligence
d.
a.
to put liability on (a person)
b.
to make liable for (an error, etc.)
e.
to ask as a price or fee
to charge a dollar for alterations
f.
a.
to record as a debt against a person's name or account
to charge a purchase
b. US
to make a record of (something borrowed)
to charge a library book
c.
to pay for by using credit, usually by presenting a credit card
3.
a.
to bear down on or set upon with force; attack vigorously
b.
to bring (a gun or other weapon) to bear on; level; direct
c. Heraldry
to place a bearing on
verb intransitive
4.
to crouch or squat when a command is given
said of dogs
5.
to ask payment (for)
to charge for a service
6.
to attack vigorously or move forward as if attacking
noun
7.
a.
a load or burden
b.
the maximum or necessary quantity, as of fuel, that a container or apparatus is built to hold; also, the actual quantity held
c.
a.
the amount of electrical energy stored in a battery, capacitor, etc.
b.
the departure from electrical neutrality at a point, or in a region, as by the accumulation, or deficit, of electrical particles: more electrons than normal produce a negative charge; fewer,a positive charge
d.
a cartridge or shell, or the amount of gunpowder needed to discharge a firearm or set off an explosive device
e. US, Slang
pleasurable excitement; thrill
8.
a.
responsibility or duty (of)
to take charge of finances
b.
care, custody, or supervision (of)
c.
a person or thing entrusted to someone's care
d.
instruction or command, esp. instruction in points of law given by a judge to a jury
e.
accusation; indictment
charges of cruelty
9.
a.
the cost or price of an article, service, etc.
b.
a liability to pay money; debt; expense
c.
a. US
charge account
b.
a debit entered in an account
10.
a.
an attack with great force and speed; onslaught; onset
b.
the signal for this
c. Heraldry
a bearing
SIMILAR WORDS: acˈcuse, comˈmand
Idioms:
charge off
in charge
in charge of
Word origin
ME chargen < OFr chargier< VL carricare, to load a wagon, cart < L carrus, wagon, car1
chargé in American English
(ʃɑrˈʒeɪ)
noun
chargé d'affaires
charge in Automotive Engineering1
(tʃɑrdʒ)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Lighting and electrical/electronic systems)
An electrical charge is an amount of electricity that is held in or carried by something such as a storage battery.
The battery was connected to charging leads overnight, and in the morning appearedto be full, but it didn't hold its charge.
There could be a problem with your battery, as there's no charge getting to your spark plugs.
Today's batteries can't store enough charge for long journeys, and drivers don't like stopping for top-ups.
charge in Automotive Engineering2
(tʃɑrdʒ)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
The charge is the quantity of fuel (or air and fuel) that enters the cylinder of an engine on each stroke.
Sparks to fire the fuel charge in the cylinders are provided by a high tension magneto.
The greater the mass of the charge inducted, the higher the power produced.
Stainless steel headers whisk away the engine's exhaust to make room for a freshcharge of air and gasoline.
charge in Retail
(tʃɑrdʒ)
Word forms: (present) charges, (past) charged, (perfect) charged, (progressive) charging
verb
(Retail: Customer accounts)
If you charge someone, you ask them to pay an amount of money for something that you have soldto them or done for them.
The 4 percent tax is charged on any item that costs less than $110.
The consultant charged us a fee of $7500.
If you charge someone, you ask them to pay an amount of money for something that you have soldto them or done for them.
charge in Electrical Engineering
(tʃɑrdʒ)
Word forms: (present) charges, (past) charged, (perfect) charged, (progressive) charging
verb
(Electrical engineering: General)
If you charge a battery, you pass an electrical current through it in order to make it more powerfulor to make it last longer
A charge controller takes the energy from your solar panels and charges a battery.
Most small wind turbines are used for charging batteries, to provide a reliable stand-alone power source where grid power is notavailable.
If you charge a battery, you pass an electrical current through it in order to make it more powerfulor to make it last longer
charge-coupled device, electric charge
charge in Accounting1
(tʃɑrdʒ)
Word forms: (present) charges, (past) charged, (perfect) charged, (progressive) charging
verb
(Accounting: Commerce)
If you charge someone, you ask them to pay an amount of money for something that you have soldto them or done for them.
The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks charge one another for short-term loans.
The architect charged us a fee of $750.
If you charge someone, you ask them to pay an amount of money for something that you have soldto them or done for them.
charge in Accounting2
(tʃɑrdʒ)
Word forms: (regular plural) charges
noun
(Accounting: Financial statements, Balance sheet)
A charge is an amount of money that you have to pay for something.
We can arrange this for a small charge.
Instead of the contractors imposing charges on motorists, their revenues will depend on the numbers of vehicles using the route.
A charge is an amount of money that you have to pay for something.
fixed charge
charge in Accounting3
(tʃɑrdʒ)
Word forms: (regular plural) charges
noun
(Accounting: Financial statements, Balance sheet)
A charge is a debt or a book entry that records a debt.
The entry for the charge for insurance is made in the journal.
The company took a restructuring charge of $949m, mostly to cover closures and 7,000 job losses in chemicals.
A charge is a debt or a book entry that records a debt.
Examples of 'charge' in a sentence
charge
No criminal charges have yet been brought.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The point about charges applies to these too.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is due in court today charged with murder.
The Sun (2016)
You then get charged for the number of days skied.
The Sun (2016)
Drive the car for about half an hour to charge the battery.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Looking to get old soldiers charged and make money is totally wrong.
The Sun (2016)
The amount has been charged as a specific item in our results for the quarter.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
No one has been charged with any crime.
The Sun (2016)
Nobody seems in charge of anything.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Instead, he was back coaching his charges in just 10 weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She was also charged interest on the amount.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They take interest on our current accounts and charge us for services.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is always to the advantage of the coaching team in charge.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They were due to appear in court on charges of being illegally sold by the roadside.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Three years ago it did not charge anything at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It may be possible to get the charge refunded if it is your first indiscretion.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The other guys just buy existing green electricity and usually charge a premium for it.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The defendant was charged with the crime of embezzlement.
Christianity Today (2000)
The company will charge additional fees to run the programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He was arrested and will face fraud charges.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Any sensible person in charge could have sanctioned this.
The Sun (2016)
Yet still fans will be charged ridiculous amounts to experience it all.
The Sun (2014)
We might make a lot by charging something for letting folks see it.
Louisa May Alcott Little Men (1871)
At one point a bear seems to be about to charge her boat.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The couple have not been charged with a criminal offence.
The Sun (2008)
The energy recouped will charge a secondary battery as well as the main one.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Many debit cards also charge a purchase fee per transaction.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The loss largely reflected a large accounting charge on the value of its debt.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This ensures you will be refunded any interest or charges should anything go wrong.
The Sun (2013)
And he was a fine head coach when in charge of England.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
One of the ways of doing that is to end the rip-off charges that simply make their problems worse.
The Sun (2014)
Word lists with
charge
heraldry
In other languages
charge
British English: charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ NOUN
price A charge is an amount of money that you have to pay for a service.
We can arrange this for a small charge.
American English: charge price
Arabic: رَسْم
Brazilian Portuguese: tarifa
Chinese: 费用
Croatian: trošak
Czech: poplatek
Danish: takst
Dutch: prijs kosten
European Spanish: precio
Finnish: maksu
French: coût
German: Gebühr
Greek: χρέωση
Italian: costo
Japanese: 料金 price
Korean: 요금
Norwegian: avgift
Polish: opłata
European Portuguese: tarifa
Romanian: taxă
Russian: цена
Latin American Spanish: cobro
Swedish: avgift
Thai: ค่าใช้จ่าย
Turkish: fiyat biçmek
Ukrainian: платня
Vietnamese: giá tiền
British English: charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ NOUN
crime A charge is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
He faces criminal charges.
American English: charge accusation
Arabic: تُهْمَة
Brazilian Portuguese: acusação
Chinese: 指控
Croatian: optužba
Czech: obžaloba
Danish: anklage
Dutch: telastlegging
European Spanish: cargo
Finnish: syytös
French: accusation
German: Beschuldigung
Greek: κατηγορία
Italian: accusa
Japanese: 告訴 accusation
Korean: 고발
Norwegian: anklage
Polish: oskarżenie
European Portuguese: acusação
Romanian: acuzație
Russian: обвинение
Latin American Spanish: cargo
Swedish: anklagelse
Thai: ข้อกล่าวหา
Turkish: suçlama
Ukrainian: звинувачення
Vietnamese: tội bị cáo buộc
British English: charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ NOUN
electrical An electrical charge is an amount of electricity that is held in or carried by something.
American English: charge electricity
Arabic: شَحْن
Brazilian Portuguese: carga elétrica
Chinese: 负荷
Croatian: napon
Czech: náboj elektrický
Danish: ladning
Dutch: lading elektrisch
European Spanish: carga escopeta
Finnish: lataus
French: charge électricité
German: Ladung Elektrizität
Greek: φόρτιση
Italian: carico
Japanese: 充電 electricity
Korean: 전하 전기
Norwegian: ladning
Polish: ładunek
European Portuguese: carga eléctrica
Romanian: încărcătură
Russian: заряд
Latin American Spanish: carga electricidad
Swedish: laddning
Thai: ประจุไฟฟ้า
Turkish: şarj
Ukrainian: електричний заряд
Vietnamese: sự nạp điện
British English: charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ VERB
ask to pay If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something.
The hospitals charge the patients for every aspirin.
Some banks charge if you access your account to determine your balance.
American English: charge price
Arabic: يَطْلُبُ ثَمَناً
Brazilian Portuguese: cobrar
Chinese: 收费
Croatian: naplatiti
Czech: naúčtovat
Danish: debitere
Dutch: in rekening brengen
European Spanish: cobrar
Finnish: veloittaa
French: facturer
German: berechnen Preis
Greek: χρεώνω
Italian: addebitare
Japanese: 請求する price
Korean: ...에게 (대금을) 부과하다
Norwegian: forlange
Polish: pobrać opłatę
European Portuguese: cobrar
Romanian: a taxa
Russian: выставить счет
Latin American Spanish: cobrar
Swedish: debitera
Thai: เรียกเก็บเงิน
Turkish: fiyat biçmek
Ukrainian: виставляти рахунок
Vietnamese: tính giá
British English: charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ VERB
police When the police charge someone, they formally accuse them of having done something illegal.
Police have charged him with murder.
American English: charge accuse
Arabic: يَتَّهِمُ
Brazilian Portuguese: acusar
Chinese: 指控
Croatian: optužiti
Czech: obžalovat
Danish: anklage
Dutch: in staat van beschuldiging stellen
European Spanish: acusar imputar
Finnish: syyttää oikeudessa
French: accuser
German: anklagen
Greek: κατηγορώ
Italian: accusare
Japanese: 告訴する accuse
Korean: 고발하다
Norwegian: anklage
Polish: oskarżyć
European Portuguese: acusar
Romanian: acuzație
Russian: обвинять
Latin American Spanish: acusar
Swedish: anklaga
Thai: ฟ้องร้อง
Turkish: suçlamak
Ukrainian: висувати звинувачення
Vietnamese: buộc tội
British English: charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ VERB
battery To charge a battery means to pass an electrical current through it to make it more powerful or to make it last longer.
He forgot to charge the battery.
American English: charge electricity
Arabic: يَشْحَنُ
Brazilian Portuguese: carregar eletricidade
Chinese: 充电
Croatian: napuniti
Czech: nabít
Danish: oplade
Dutch: opladen elektriciteit
European Spanish: cargar escopeta
Finnish: ladata
French: charger
German: aufladen Batterie
Greek: φορτίζω
Italian: caricare
Japanese: 充電する electricity
Korean: 충전하다
Norwegian: lade
Polish: naładować ładować
European Portuguese: carregar electricidade
Romanian: a încărca
Russian: заряжать
Latin American Spanish: cargar electricidad
Swedish: ladda
Thai: อัดไฟ
Turkish: şarj etmek elektrik
Ukrainian: заряджати
Vietnamese: nạp điện
All related terms of 'charge'
charge up
in charge
If you are in charge in a particular situation , you are the most senior person and have control over something or someone.
charge-cap
(formerly in Britain) to impose on (a local authority) an upper limit on the community charge it may levy
charge card
A charge card is a plastic card that you use to buy goods on credit from a particular store or group of stores. Compare → credit card .
charge off
to treat or regard as a loss
door charge
an entrance fee
take-charge
responsible , authoritative , and forceful
toll charge
an amount of money levied , esp for the use of certain roads, bridges , etc, to cover the cost of maintenance
access charge
a fee charged to long-distance telephone companies and their customers by a local telephone company for use of its lines
baton charge
A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of police officers carrying batons.
charge-capped
(formerly in Britain) to impose on (a local authority) an upper limit on the community charge it may levy
charge notice
A notice is one of a number of letters that are similar or exactly the same which an organization sends to people in order to give them information or ask them to do something.
charge nurse
A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
charge sheet
a document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a prisoner and the court in which he or she will appear
cover charge
A cover charge is a sum of money that you must pay in some restaurants and nightclubs in addition to the money that you pay there for your food and drink.
depth charge
A depth charge is a type of bomb which explodes under water and which is used especially to destroy enemy submarines.
fixed charge
an invariable expense usually at regular intervals , such as rent
shaped charge
a charge arranged , in an armor-piercing projectile , in such a way as to concentrate its explosive force in a desired direction
space charge
the negative electric charge within a cloud of electrons that is located in one of the spaces between electrodes , usually the cathode and first grid , in a vacuum tube
spying charge
an accusation of having taken part in espionage
turbo-charge
to supply (an internal-combustion engine or a motor vehicle) with a turbocharger
bayonet charge
a charge by riflemen with fixed bayonets
carrying charge
the opportunity cost of unproductive assets , such as goods stored in a warehouse
cavalry charge
a charge by mounted troops
charge account
a business arrangement by which a customer may buy goods or services and pay for them within a specified future period
charge carrier
an electron , hole , or ion that transports the electric charge in an electric current
charge density
the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
delivery charge
the amount a customer pays for the delivery of goods
electric charge
Electric charge is an amount of electricity that is held in or carried by something.
finance charge
Finance charges are fees or interest that you pay when you borrow money or buy something on credit .
floating charge
an unsecured charge on the assets of an enterprise that allows such assets to be used commercially until the enterprise ceases to operate or the creditor intervenes to demand collateral
in charge of
having responsibility for
negative charge
a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
reverse-charge
(of a telephone call) made at the recipient's expense
service charge
A service charge is an amount that is added to your bill in a restaurant to pay for the work of the person who comes and serves you.
shoulder charge
an instance of a player charging into another so that there is contact between their shoulders ( permissible in some circumstances )
specific charge
the charge-to-mass ratio of an elementary particle
standing charge
a flat rate or charge always paid for electricity regardless of whether you use more or less electricity than you pay for
charge customers
A customer is someone who buys goods or services, especially from a shop .
chargé d'affaires
A chargé d'affaires is a person appointed to act as head of a diplomatic mission in a foreign country while the ambassador is away .
community charge
(formerly in Britain ) a flat-rate charge paid by each adult in a community to his or her local authority in place of rates
congestion charge
Congestion charges refer to money motorists must pay in order to drive in some city centres. Congestion charges are intended to reduce traffic within those areas.
connection charge
a charge made as soon as a caller is connected to the number dialled and which is additional to any charges calculated based on the duration of the call
free of charge
If something is free of charge , it does not cost anything.
indecency charge
an accusation of committing indecency
narcotics charge
a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
call-out charge
a set amount charged for a repairman to come to one's house, or to a broken-down vehicle, which is added to the cost of the actual repair
charge of quarters
a member of the armed forces who handles administration in his or her unit, esp after duty hours
charge to a room
If you charge an item or expense to a room at a hotel , you add it to a guest's final bill so they can pay for it when they check out of the room.
curate-in-charge
a member of the clergy appointed to assist a parish priest
Chinese translation of 'charge'
charge
(tʃɑːdʒ)
n(c)
(= fee) 费(費)用 (fèiyòng) (笔, bǐ)
⇒ No charge is made for repairs.免费修理。 (miǎnfèi xiūlǐ.)
(= accusation) 指控 (zhǐkòng) (项, xiàng)
⇒ a murder charge一项谋杀指控 (yī xiàng móushā zhǐkòng)
(= attack) 猛攻 (měnggōng)
(= explosive) (in cartridge) 炸药(藥)量 (zhàyàoliàng)
(Elec) 电(電)荷 (diànhè)
⇒ an electrical charge一个电荷 (yī gè diànhè)
vt
[sum of money]要价(價) (yàojià)
[customer, client]收费(費) (shōufèi)
⇒ They charged fifty cents admission.他们收了50美分的入场费。 (Tāmen shōule wǔshí měifēn de rùchǎngfèi.)
(Police)
to charge sb (with sth)控告某人(犯某罪) (kònggào mǒurén (fàn mǒuzuì))
(= attack)[enemy]猛攻 (měnggōng)
⇒ an order to charge enemy positions猛攻敌人阵地的命令 (měnggōng dírén zhèndì de mìnglìng)
⇒ My first concern is for the people under my charge.我首先考虑的是由我照管的人。 (Wǒ shǒuxiān kǎolǜ de shì yóu wǒ zhàoguǎn de rén.)
to take charge of sb管理某人 (guǎnlǐ mǒurén)
to take charge of sth掌管某物 (zhǎngguǎn mǒuwù)
to be in charge (of sth/sb) (of person, machine) 主管(某事/某人) (zhǔguǎn (mǒushì/mǒurén)) (of business) 负(負)责(責)(某事/某人) (fùzé (mǒushì/mǒurén))
how much do you charge?你收费(費)多少？ (nǐ shōufèi duōshao?)
to charge sb £20 for sth因某物收某人20英镑(鎊) (yīn mǒuwù shōu mǒurén èrshí yīngbàng)
to charge an expense to sb's account将(將)某项(項)消费(費)记(記)到某人账(賬)上 (jiāng mǒu xiàng xiāofèi jì dào mǒurén zhàng shang)
to charge in/out/off etc急速进(進)来(來)/出去/离(離)开(開)等 (jísù jìnlái/chūqù/líkāi děng)
to charge into a room/down the road etc跑进(進)房间(間)/跑上马(馬)路等 (pǎojìn fángjiān/pǎoshàng mǎlù děng)
Derived Forms
chargesn pl (= bank charges, telephone charges etc) 费(費) (fèi)
All related terms of 'charge'
charge card
( Brit : for particular shop ) 记(記)账(賬)卡 jìzhàngkǎ [ 张(張) zhāng ]
service charge
服务(務)费(費) fúwùfèi [ 笔 bǐ ]
free of charge
免费(費) miǎnfèi
there's no charge
免费(費) miǎnfèi
at no extra charge
不额(額)外收费(費) bù éwài shōufèi
in/under sb's charge
( responsibility ) 在某人照管下 zài mǒurén zhàoguǎn xià ⇒ My first concern is for the people under my charge. → 我首先考虑的是由我照管的人。 Wǒ shǒuxiān kǎolǜ de shì yóu wǒ zhàoguǎn de rén.