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charge

/ˈʧɑɚʤ/

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verb

charges; charged; charging

[+ obj] :to give an amount of electricity to (something) :to put electricity into a battery so that a machine or device will run

We tried to charge the car's battery.

My cell phone needs to be charged. = The battery in my cell phone needs to be charged.

[+ obj] formal :to give a job or responsibility to (a person or group) :to make (a person or group) responsible for something - usually used as (be) charged; usually + with

The board was charged with deciding where to build a new school.

the department charged with helping war veterans

[+ obj] to formally accuse (someone) of a crime - usually + with

They charged him with theft.

She was charged with murder.

to say that someone has done something wrong

The government charged that he had not paid taxes for five years.

It is not clear if he violated the rules, as his critics have charged.

to say that a player has broken the rules in a game

The basketball player was charged with a foul.

[+ obj] :to rush toward (a person, place, etc.)

The bull charged the matador.

Fans charged [=rushed] the stage but were stopped by the security guards.

[no obj] :to rush in a particular direction

People charged toward the stage.

She came charging into the room.

The bull charged right at me.

a charging rhinoceros

[+ obj] :to create a record of an amount of money that is owed

The clerk charged the purchase to my account.

The expenses were charged against the company's earnings.

to ask for money in return for providing or doing something [no obj]

Do you charge for fixing flat tires? [+ obj]

They charge a fee for late payment.

charge tuition

[+ obj] :to ask for (a specific amount of money) as a price, rate, or fee

The shop charged $100 for repairs.

The bank charged eight percent interest on the loan.

[+ obj] :to ask for payment from (a customer, client, etc.)

They charged me $500 to fix the engine.

She charged the city thousands of dollars for her work.

noun

plural charges

[count] an amount of electricity

an electrical charge

the amount of an explosive material (such as dynamite) that is used in a single blast

He set off a charge that destroyed the mountain. - compare depth charge

[noncount] :the responsibility of managing or watching over something

He has charge of the building.

He wanted to take charge [=take control] of the organization.

[count] :an amount of money that someone asks for in return for providing or doing something :the price charged for something

There is no charge for fixing the tire.

a delivery charge for the refrigerator

a monthly charge

an admission charge at the fair

The concert at the school is free of charge. [=costs nothing to attend]

A second member of your family can join at no charge. [=without paying] <SYNR

synonyms see1price</SYNR

[count] a law :a formal accusation that someone committed a crime

a charge of burglary

They dropped the charges against him.

She pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

He decided not to bring/press charges. [=to formally accuse someone of a crime]

Will she face charges? [=will she be charged?]

a statement that criticizes someone or says that someone has done something wrong :an accusation or criticism

The senator rejects charges that he is too liberal.

She responded to the charges of plagiarism.

[count] formal :a person (such as a child) that another person must guard or take care of

She loved to play with her young charges at the day-care center.

[count] :a judge's instructions to a jury before it begins deciding a verdict

The judge delivered his charge to the jury.

[count] :an act of running or rushing forward especially in order to make an attack

a cavalry charge

Tennyson's poem The Charge of the Light Brigade

[singular] US informal :a feeling of joy or excitement

The children got a charge out of [=were amused by] the juggler.

He gets a charge out of teasing his sister.

in charge

having control of or responsibility for something

She is in charge of hiring new employees.

I am not sure who is in charge at the restaurant.

reverse the charges

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* Các từ tương tự:
charge account, charge card, charge d'affaires, charge nurse, charge sheet, chargeable, charged, charger