charge

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Medieval Latin carricare (“to load”), from Latin carrus (“a car, wagon”); see car.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

charge (plural charges)

  1. The scope of someone's responsibility.
    The child was in the nanny's charge.
    • 1848 April 24, John K. Kane, opinion, United States v. Hutchison, as reported in The Pennsylvania law Journal, June 1848 edition, as reprinted in, 1848,The Pennsylvania Law Journal volume 7, page 366 [1]:
      He had the key of a closet in which the moneys of this fund were kept, but the outer key of the vault, of which the closet formed part, was in the charge of another person.
  2. Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.
    The child was a charge of the nanny.
  3. A load or burden; cargo.
    The ship had a charge of colonists and their belongings.
  4. The amount of money levied for a service.
    A charge of 5 dollars.
  5. An instruction.
    I gave him the charge to get the deal closed by the end of the month.
  6. (military) A ground attack against a prepared enemy.
    Pickett died leading his famous charge.
  7. An accusation.
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 261a.
      we'll nail the sophist to it, if we can get him on that charge;
    That's a slanderous charge of abuse of trust.
  8. An electric charge.
  9. (basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
  10. A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a firearm cartridge.
  11. (heraldry) An image displayed on an escutcheon.
  12. A forceful forward movement.
    • 2011 March 2, Chris Whyatt, “Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient”, BBC:
      Abou Diaby should have added Arsenal's fourth in the 50th minute after he danced round a host of defenders on a charge towards goal

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Terms derived from charge (noun)

Translations [edit]

responsibility
someone or something entrusted to one's care
load or burden
amount of money levied for a service
instruction
ground attack
accusation
electric charge
basketball: offensive foul
measured amount of powder and/or shot
heraldry: image displayed on an escutcheon
forceful forward movement

Verb [edit]

charge (third-person singular simple present charges, present participle charging, simple past and past participle charged)

  1. (transitive) To place a burden upon; to assign a duty or responsibility to.
    I'm charging you with cleaning up the kitchen.
    I charge you yield, in the name of the king!
    1. (transitive) To formally accuse of a crime.
      I'm charging you with grand theft auto.
    2. (transitive) To require payment (for goods, services, etc.) of.
      Will I get charged for this service?
    3. (transitive) To assign (a debit) to an account.
      Let's charge this to marketing.
    4. (transitive) To pay on account, as by using a credit card.
      Can I charge my Amazon purchase to Paypal?
      Can I charge this purchase?
  2. (transitive) To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.
    Charge your weapons, we're moving up
    1. (transitive) To cause to take on an electric charge.
      Rubbing amber with wool will charge it quickly.
    2. (transitive) To add energy to (a battery).
      He charged the battery overnight.
    3. (transitive) To add energy to a battery within.
      Don't forget to charge the drill.
    4. (intransitive, of a battery) To gain energy.
      The battery is still charging: I can't use it yet.
    5. (intransitive, of a device containing a battery) To have a battery within gain energy.
      His cell phone charges very quickly, whereas mine takes forever.
  3. (intransitive) To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
    1. (military, transitive and intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
      The impetuous corps charged the enemy lines.
    2. (basketball) To commit a charging foul.
    3. (cricket, of a batsman) To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as he delivers the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.

Derived terms [edit]

terms derived from charge (verb)

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Translations [edit]

to place a burden upon, to assign a duty
to assign a duty to
to formally accuse of a crime
to demand payment
to assign a debit to an account
to pay on account
to load equipment with material required for its use
to cause to take on an electric charge
to add energy to
to add energy to a battery within
of a battery: to gain energy
of a battery within a device: to gain energy
to move forward forcefully
military: to attack by moving forward quickly
basketball: to commit a charging foul
cricket: to take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as he delivers the ball
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Etymology [edit]

From charger.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

charge f (plural charges)

  1. load, burden
  2. cargo, freight
  3. responsibility, charge
  4. (law) charge
  5. (military) charge
  6. (in the plural)}} costs, expenses

Verb [edit]

charge

  1. first-person singular present indicative of charger
  2. third-person singular present indicative of charger
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of charger
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of charger
  5. second-person singular imperative of charger

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