Definition of charge – Learner’s Dictionary

charge

noun

/tʃɑːdʒ/ us

charge noun (MONEY)

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the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or a service:

bank charges

There's no charge for children under 14.

He repaired the computer free of charge (= it did not cost anything).

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There is a minimum charge of $5 for postage.
It says here there's a 10% service charge.
Is there a charge for delivery?
The unemployed get their prescriptions free of charge.
There's a nominal charge of five pounds.

be in charge

to be the person who has control of or is responsible for someone or something:

She's in charge of a team of 20 people.

Who's in charge of organizing the music for the party?

take charge

to take control of or make yourself responsible for something:

I was happy to let her take charge of paying all the bills.

charge noun (CRIME)

a formal police statement saying that someone is accused of a crime:

to bring/press charges

She was arrested on charges of theft and forgery.

charge noun (ACCUSE)

a statement that accuses someone of something:

This is a serious charge to make against your colleagues.

charge noun (ELECTRICITY)

the amount of electricity that an electrical device has in it or that a substance has in it

charge noun (ATTACK)

an attack in which people or animals run forward suddenly

reverse the charges UK (US call collect)

to make a telephone call that is paid for by the person who receives it

See also

service charge

charge

verb

/tʃɑːdʒ/ us

charge verb (ASK TO PAY)

to ask someone to pay an amount of money for something, especially for an activity or a service:

[ + two objects ] They are going to charge motorists a tax to drive into the city centre.

How much do you charge for delivery?

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What did they charge you to mend it?
They charge such high prices.
Do they charge for repairs?
They charged me two hundred pounds just for fixing the brakes.
They charge extra for service.

charge verb (ACCUSE)

If the police charge someone, they accuse them officially of a crime:

[ often passive ] He was charged with assault.

charge verb (ATTACK)

to attack someone or something by moving forward quickly:

The bull looked as if it was about to charge.

charge around/into/through, etc

to run from one place to another:

The children charged around the house.

charge verb (ELECTRICITY)

to put electricity into something

(Definition of charge from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of charge

in Chinese (Traditional)

錢, （尤指對某一服務或活動）收費，要價，開價, 正式起訴…

in Chinese (Simplified)

钱, （尤指对某一服务或活动）收费，要价，开价, 正式起诉…

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cobrar, acusar, cargar…

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cobrar, acusar, lançar-se…

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एखाद्या गोष्टीसाठी, विशेषत: सेवा किंवा उपक्रमासाठी पैसे मागणे, आरोप ठेवणे…

料金, 告訴, （金額を）請求する…

ücret, fiyat, tutar…

prix [masculine], inculpation [feminine], accusation [feminine]…

preu, cost, càrrec…

vragen, aanrekenen, beschuldigen…

ஏதோவொன்றுக்கு, குறிப்பாக ஒரு சேவை அல்லது செயலுக்காக ஒரு தொகையைக் கேட்க, (காவல்துறையின்) யாரோ ஒருவர் ஒரு குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்டதாக ஒரு முறையான அறிக்கையை வெளியிட…

(किसी सेवा या कार्य के लिए) दाम माँगना, शुल्क लेना, आरोप लगाना…

કોઈ સેવા કે કાર્યવાહી માટે માંગેલું મૂલ્ય, આરોપ લગાવવા (પોલીસના), આક્રમક રીતે આગળ વધો…

forlange, tage, skrive på…

ta [betalt], debitera, skriva upp på ngn[s konto]…

caj, menuduh, menyerang…

berechnen, beschuldigen, angreifen…

pris [masculine], anklage [masculine], siktelse [masculine]…

کمیشن یا قیمت وصول کرنا, کسی کو باقاعدہ ملزم قرار دینا, الزام لگانا…

призначати, правити ціну, записати в борг…

цена, плата, обвинение…

ఒక దానికి. ముఖ్యంగా ఒక సేవ లేక చర్యకు ఒక సంఖ్య డబ్బులు అడగడం, నేరాభియోగం చేయు, నేరం చేశారని అభియోగం మోపబడిన వ్యక్తి మీద (పోలీసులు)ఒక అధికారిక ప్రకటన చేయు…

رَسْم, تُهْمة, يَطْلُب الثًّمَن…

দাম নেওয়া, কারও বিরুদ্ধে অপরাধ করার অভিযোগ দায়ের করা, যে জিনিসটাতে রাগ বা অসুবিধা হয়েছে তার দিকে হিংস্রভাবে ছুটে এসে আক্রমণ করা…

účtovat, připsat (na účet), obvinit z…

minta bayaran, menagih, menuduh…

เรียกเก็บเงิน, เรียบเก็บค่าใช้จ่าย, กล่าวหา…

ra giá, ghi sổ nợ, buộc tội…