Recent Examples on the WebWeatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward charge off the mound and level him with a violent blow to the midsection.CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022 Spreen took charge off the opening tip, scoring BNL's first seven points, then assisting on a Madisyn Bailey layup that gave the Stars a 9-4 lead midway through the first. Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2021 Colby Wooden returns to anchor the group after leading Auburn in tackles for loss last season, while transfers Marcus Harris and Tony Fair will start on the interior, and Derick Hall will lead the charge off the edge. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2021 The scammer was going to take that charge off but somehow ended up putting $3,499.99 into Larry's account, which Larry could see on his computer screen. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2021 Jackson also expressed caution about the desire for charges and pointed to a grand jury’s February decision not to charge off-duty Cleveland police officer Jose Garcia for fatally shooting 22-year-old Desmond Franklin in April 2020. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 3 June 2021 The Oregon customer, Phillip, says Ziply agreed to take the $10 router-rental charge off his bill—but not right away. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 3 June 2020 No pressure to gather gear, packs and guns and charge off in search of prey, never mind breakfast or the soothing embrace of the campfire relieving the morning chill. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2020 This means that charging off of many newer devices doesn’t require an adapter, whereas the other models only came with the more old school USB-A cords. Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2020 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
charge off
transitive verb
: to treat as a loss or expense
specifically: to deduct as a bad debt
part of the debt is charged offCode of Federal Regulations