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noun | verb chargecharge1 /tʃɑrdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun ► free of charge We deliver free of charge (=at no cost). ► at no extra charge Each meal comes with a dessert at no extra charge (=without having to pay more money). ► puts ... in charge The new position puts him in charge (=gives him the responsibility) of the whole department. ► murder/drug/burglary etc. charges Police arrested him on three murder charges. ► facing charges He’s facing charges (=going through the legal process that starts when the police say you may be guilty of a crime) for the bombing. ► drop charges Cathcart agreed to drop charges (=say that someone will not have to go through the legal process) against the restaurant. ► press/bring charges (against somebody/something) (=make official charges) The store agreed not to press charges. ► deny/counter charges Wallace denied charges that he lied to investigators. ► laid ... open to charges of The speech laid him open to charges of (=made him likely to be blamed for) political bias. ► led the charge Seymour led the charge against rent control for the real-estate industry. THESAURUS the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something► cost the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something: Medical care costs keep rising. Tenants pay a deposit to cover the cost of cleanup. ► price the amount of money you must pay to buy something: House prices are rising again. ► charge the amount that you have to pay for a particular service or to use something: There is a small charge for each additional service. ► fee the amount you have to pay to enter, use, or join something, or that you pay to a lawyer, doctor, etc.: The museum entrance fee for adults is $12. ► rate a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale: The hotel has a special rate for seniors. ► fare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, airplane, train, etc.: How much is the bus fare these days? ► rent the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: My rent is $900 a month. ► value the amount of money that something is worth: A new kitchen can increase the value of your home. ► expense the very large amount of money that you spend on something: The family was not prepared for the expense of the funeral. ► total the amount of money you spend when you add up a number of prices: Not including the flight, the total for the rest of the vacation was $1,200. money► price the amount of money for which something is sold, bought, or offered: House prices are beginning to fall again. The major oil companies raised their prices again last week. ► cost the amount of money you have to pay for something: The cost of moving the furniture would have been too high, so we sold it. ► value the amount of money that something is worth: A jeweler can tell you the value of the ring. ► charge the amount of money you have to pay to do or use something: There’s a small charge for Internet access at the hotel. ► fee an amount of money that you pay to do an activity, to use something, or to be part of an organization: The gym membership fee is $100 a year. ► rate a charge that is different at different times, for different people, or for other reasons: The museum offers a discounted group rate for groups of ten or more. 1PRICE [countable, uncountable] the amount of money you have to pay for goods or services: Interest charges on the loan totaled over $12,000.charge for There is a $15 charge for each visit to the doctor. We deliver free of charge (=at no cost). Each meal comes with a dessert at no extra charge (=without having to pay more money).► see thesaurus at cost1, price12CONTROL a)in charge (of something) controlling or responsible for a group of people or an activity: Watterson is in charge of the business section of the paper. The new position puts him in charge (=gives him the responsibility) of the whole department. b)take charge (of something) to take control of a situation, organization, or group of people: Anderson took charge of the firm in August.3CRIME [countable] law an official statement made by the police saying that someone may be guilty of a crime: Libel is a difficult charge to prove.charge against Harris’s office was informed of the charges against him.charge of a charge of fraudmurder/drug/burglary etc. charges Police arrested him on three murder charges. He’s facing charges (=going through the legal process that starts when the police say you may be guilty of a crime) for the bombing. Cathcart agreed to drop charges (=say that someone will not have to go through the legal process) against the restaurant.press/bring charges (against somebody/something) (=make official charges) The store agreed not to press charges.4BLAME [countable] a written or spoken statement blaming someone for doing something bad or illegal SYN allegation: charge of charges of racism against the companydeny/counter charges Wallace denied charges that he lied to investigators. The speech laid him open to charges of (=made him likely to be blamed for) political bias.5get a charge out of something spoken to be excited by something and enjoy it very much: I really get a charge out of watching the kids learn.6be in/under somebody’s charge if someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for taking care of him or her7ELECTRICITY a)[countable, uncountable] physics, science an amount of electricity that is put into a piece of electrical equipment such as a battery: Is there any charge left in the battery? b)[uncountable] science, physics the electrical force contained in all matter (=the material that everything in the universe is made of), which exists in a positive and negative form8EFFORT [countable usually singular] a strong effort to do something: Seymour led the charge against rent control for the real-estate industry.9ATTACK [countable] an attack in which soldiers, wild animals, etc. move forward quickly10EXPLOSIVE [countable] an explosive put into a gun or weapon11BASKETBALL [countable] an act of running into an opposing player while you have the ball, which results in a foul and the other team being given the ball12STRENGTH OF FEELINGS [countable] the power of strong feelings: Cases of abuse have a strong emotional charge.13somebody YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF [countable] formal someone that you are responsible for taking care of: Jill bought ice cream for her three young charges.14AN ORDER TO DO something [countable] formal an order to do something noun | verb chargecharge2 ●●● S1 W1 verb ETYMOLOGYcharge2Origin: 1100-1200 Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricare, from Latin carrus VERB TABLEcharge |
| Present | I, you, we, they | charge | | he, she, it | charges | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | charged | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have charged | | he, she, it | has charged | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had charged | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will charge | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have charged |
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| Present | I | am charging | | he, she, it | is charging | | you, we, they | are charging | | Past | I, he, she, it | was charging | | you, we, they | were charging | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been charging | | he, she, it | has been charging | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been charging | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be charging | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been charging |
► charge it I didn’t have the money, I had to charge it. THESAURUSin a war► attack to start using guns, bombs, etc. against an enemy in a war: Guerrillas attacked an army patrol. ► invade to enter a country with an army in order to take control of it: The Nazis invaded Belgium in May 1940. ► raid to attack a place suddenly, in a war: Shortly after dawn, a small group of soldiers raided the enemy camp. ► ambush to attack enemy soldiers after waiting in a hidden place: The convoy of trucks was ambushed on the road to Kabul. ► bombard to attack a place for a long time with guns and bombs: Many people are homeless after the military bombarded the area. ► storm to attack a city or building using force, in order to take control of it: Ordinary citizens stormed the Bastille, a prison, and the French Revolution began. ► charge to deliberately rush toward someone or something in order to attack: The soldiers on horses charged toward the Indian camp. move quickly► rush to move or go somewhere very quickly, because you need to be somewhere very soon: There’s plenty of time – we don’t need to rush. ► race to go somewhere as fast as you can, especially because it is important that you get somewhere: The fire engines raced to the burning building. ► hurry to go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time: People hurried into stores to escape the rain. ► charge to move quickly forward on foot, with a lot of energy: The boys charged up the trail, laughing and yelling. ► speed to move very fast, used about cars, trains, etc., or the people traveling in them: The train sped toward San Francisco. ► hasten formal to move or do something quickly or without delay. Used in writing and literature: Mr. Samuels hastened toward him, calling his name. 1MONEY a)[intransitive, transitive] to have a fixed price for something you are selling: The hotel charges $125 a night.charge (somebody) for something They charged me $2 for this candy bar. b)[transitive] to pay for something with a credit card: I charged the flights on American Express. I didn’t have the money, I had to charge it. c)charge something to somebody’s account/room to record the cost of something on someone’s account so that he or she can pay for it later: Charge the dinner to Room 455, please.2CRIME [transitive] law to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime: be charged with something Her husband was charged with her murder.3ATTACK [intransitive, transitive] to deliberately rush quickly toward someone or something in order to attack him or her: The mother bear turned and charged us.charge at/toward/into Police charged into the house.► see thesaurus at attack24RUN [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to deliberately run or walk somewhere quickly: charge around/through/out etc. I could hear Willie and his friends charging down the stairs.► see thesaurus at rush15BLAME [transitive] formal to say publicly that you think someone has done something wrong: charge that Hundreds have charged that police used excessive force during the demonstration.6ELECTRICITY (also charge up) [intransitive, transitive] if a battery charges or if you charge it, it takes in and stores electricity: Did you charge the camcorder’s batteries? Leave it to charge overnight.7ORDER [transitive] formal to order someone to do something and make him or her responsible for it: be charged with doing something His staff is charged with organizing all the training programs.8GUN [transitive] old use to load a gun[Origin: 1100–1200 Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricare, from Latin carrus] |