charge

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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noun, verb
+ noun
money
1 [C, U] ~ (for sth) the amount of money that sb asks for goods and services: We have to make a small charge for refreshments. + admission charges + Delivery is free of charge. - PRICE
2 [C, U] (AmE, informal) = CHARGE ACCOUNT, CREDIT ACCOUNT: Would you like to put that on your charge? + 'Are you paying cash?' 'No, it'll be a charge.'
of crime / sth wrong
3 [C, U] an official claim made by the police that sb has committed a crime: criminal charges + a murder / assault charge + He will be sent back to England to face a charge of (= to be on trial for) armed robbery. + They decided to drop the charges against the newspaper and settle out of court. + After being questioned by the police, she was released without charge. + a charge of theft / rape / attempted murder
4 [C] a statement accusing sb of doing sth wrong or bad: She rejected the charge that the story was untrue. + Be careful you don't leave yourself open to charges of political bias.
responsibility
5 [U] a position of having control over sb/sth; responsibility for sb/sth: She has charge of the day-to-day running of the business. + They left the au pair in charge of the children for a week. + He took charge of the farm after his father's death. + I'm leaving the school in your charge.
6 [C] (formal or humorous) a person that you have responsibility for and care for
electricity
7 [C, U] the amount of electricity that is put into a battery or carried by a substance: a positive / negative charge
rush / attack
8 [C] a sudden rush or violent attack, for example by soldiers, wild animals or players of a game such as football: He led the charge down the field.
explosive
9 [C] the amount of explosive material needed to fire a gun or make an explosion
See also - DEPTH CHARGE
strong feeling
10 [sing.] the power to cause strong feelings: the emotional charge of the piano piece
task
11 [sing.] (formal) a task or duty: His charge was to obtain specific information.
Idioms: bring / press / prefer charges against sb (law) to accuse sb formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in a court of law
get a charge out of sth (AmE) to get a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure from sth
more at REVERSE v.
+ verb
money
1 ~ (sb/sth) for sth
~ (sb) sth (for sth) to ask an amount of money for goods or a service: [VN] What did they charge for the repairs? + The restaurant charged £20 for dinner. + We won't charge you for delivery. + They're charging £3 for the catalogue. + Calls are charged at 36p per minute. + [VNN] He only charged me half price. + [V] Do you think museums should charge for admission? [also V to inf, VN to inf]
2 [VN] ~ sth to sth to record the cost of sth as an amount that sb has to pay: They charge the calls to their credit-card account. + (AmE) Don't worry. I'll charge it (= pay by credit card).
with crime / sth wrong
3 [VN] ~ sb (with sth / with doing sth) to accuse sb formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in a court of law: He was charged with murder. + Several people were arrested but nobody was charged.
4 [VN] ~ sb (with sth / with doing sth) (formal) to accuse sb publicly of doing sth wrong or bad: Opposition MPs charged the minister with neglecting her duty.
rush / attack
5 to rush forward and attack sb/sth: [V] The bull put its head down and charged. + We charged at the enemy. [also VN]
6 [V +adv./prep.] to rush in a particular direction: The children charged down the stairs. + He came charging into my room and demanded to know what was going on.
with responsibility / task
7 [VN] (usually passive) ~ sb with sth (formal) to give sb a responsibility or task: The committee has been charged with the development of sport in the region. + The governing body is charged with managing the school within its budget.
with electricity
8 [VN] ~ (sth) (up) to pass electricity through sth so that it is stored there: Before use, the battery must be charged. + The shaver can be charged up and used when travelling.
with strong feeling
9 [VN] (usually passive) ~ sth (with sth) (written) to fill sb with an emotion: The room was charged with hatred. + a highly charged atmosphere
glass
10 [VN] (BrE, formal) to fill a glass: Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!
gun
11 [VN] (old use) to load a gun

Thesaurus dictionary

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n.

1 load, burden, weight, onus, impediment; care, concern, obligation:

She feared that she would become a charge on her children.

2 price, fee, cost:

What is the charge for admission?

3 debt, debit, expense, assessment, liability:

Any charge against the estate of the deceased will be paid in full.

4 care, custody, protection, guardianship, wardship, supervision, jurisdiction, control, responsibility, safe keeping:

We left the children in the charge of Nanny and Nanny in charge of the children.

5 order, mandate, injunction, precept, command, dictate, direction, instruction, demand, exhortation:

The judge's charge to the jury was to ignore the evidence given by the caretaker.

6 accusation, imputation, indictment, allegation:

The charge is murder. The police decided to drop the charges against him.

7 attack, onset, action, assault, sally, raid, foray, sortie:

At the signal the cavalry began their charge.

v.

8 fill, imbue, load, instil, pervade, permeate, saturate, suffuse:

The air was highly charged with a stench from the kitchen.

9 burden, entrust, commission, assign; afflict, tax:

He was charged with the supervision of all the military schools.

10 command, order, bid, enjoin, exhort, urge, require, instruct, direct:

I charge you not to speak of this matter to anyone.

11 blame, censure, accuse; indict, cite, name; allege, assert:

She charged him with being a hypocrite. He has been charged with assault. It is charged that she was present at the commission of the crime.

12 bill, invoice, assess, debit:

Please charge these items to my account. Do not charge me for merchandise not shipped.

13 ask, demand, claim, require, expect:

How much do they charge for asparagus at the supermarket?

14 attack, assault, storm, assail, do battle (with):

Four thousand horsemen stood ready to charge the enemy.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ price asked for sth

ADJ.

heavy, high | reasonable, small | minimum | fixed, standard | total | annual, daily, etc. | standing

There is a quarterly standing charge.

| additional, extra, further | admission, bank, call, call-out, cancellation, commission, cover, handling, hire, interest, maintenance, prescription, service

VERB + CHARGE

impose, introduce, levy, make

We make a small charge for wrapping your gift.

| waive

They agreed to waive the cancellation charges.

| incur

All cancellations incur a charge.

| pay | increase | reduce | reverse the ~s

(= when telephoning)

PREP.

at a ~

This service is available at a nominal charge.

| for a ~

The hotel operates a bus service to the village for a small charge.

| ~ for

There is no charge for cashing traveller's cheques.

| ~ on

a charge on company profits

PHRASES

free of charge

(= without any charge)The company will deliver free of charge.

² official statement accusing sb of a crime

ADJ.

grave, serious | lesser, reduced

He was found guilty on a reduced charge of assault.

| baseless, false, trumped-up | civil, criminal, disciplinary | assault, corruption, drug/drugs, fraud, murder, etc.

VERB + CHARGE

bring, file, lay, level, make

Police have brought a charge of dangerous driving against the man.

| bring, prefer, press

(only used with

charges

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| drop, withdraw | answer, face

She is almost certain to face criminal charges.

| admit

He has admitted the murder charge.

| deny, dismiss, refute, reject

The prime minister dismissed the charge that he had misled Parliament.

| fabricate, trump up

He accused the government of fabricating the charges for political reasons.

| investigate | prove, substantiate

The charges will be difficult to prove.

| dismiss, throw out

The court dismissed the charge against him.

CHARGE + VERB

allege sth

new charges alleging the misuse of funds

CHARGE + NOUN

sheet

At the police station a charge sheet was made out.

PREP.

on a/the ~

She appeared in court on charges of kidnapping and assault.

| without ~

to be detained/held/released without charge

| ~ against

The charges against you have been dropped.

| ~ of

a charge of armed robbery

| ~ relating to

charges relating to the embezzlement of public funds

PHRASES

bring/prefer/press charges (against sb)

Many victims of crime are reluctant to press charges against their attackers.

³ control

ADJ.

overall

The conductor has overall charge of the train.

| personal

She took personal charge of the files.

| sole

Stephen will resume sole charge for the time being.

| temporary

VERB + CHARGE

have | take

We need somebody to take charge of the financial side.

| resume | place/put sb in

John has been put in charge of marketing.

PREP.

in ~ (of sb/sth)

I need to feel more in charge of my life.

| in/under sb's ~

The child is under my charge until the mother returns from abroad.

⁴ sudden attack

ADJ.

baton, cavalry

They were driven back by a police baton charge.

VERB + CHARGE

lead

Allen led the charge, but could they get a goal back?

| sound

The bugle sounded the charge.

CHARGE + VERB

drive sb back

¹ ask sb to pay money

ADV.

directly

VERB + CHARGE

be entitled to, be free to, have a right to

Firms are free to charge whatever they like for their services.

PREP.

against

Research and development expenditure is charged against profits in the year it is incurred.

| at

Stamp Duty will be charged at one per cent.

| for

We don't charge for delivery.

| on

The bank charges a commission on all foreign currency transactions.

| to

The cost is charged directly to the profit and loss account.

PHRASES

charge sth to sb's account

£50 will be charged to your account.

² make an official accusation

ADV.

formally | jointly

The teenagers were jointly charged with attempted murder.

PREP.

in connection with

A man has been charged in connection with the attack.

| with

She has not yet been formally charged with the offence.

³ rush/attack

ADV.

headlong | around/round, in, out

The children were all charging around outside.

PREP.

at

I was worried that the animal might charge at us.

| down

I heard the sound of feet charging down the stairs.

| into

She charged into the room.

| out of, through, towards

The rhino charged headlong towards us.

| up

Concise English dictionary

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charges|charged|chargingtʃɑːdʒ
noun
+(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
+the price charged for some article or service
+an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
+request for payment of a debt
+a impetuous rush toward someone or something
+the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
+financial liabilities (such as a tax)
+a person committed to your care
+attention and management implying responsibility for safety
+a special assignment that is given to a person or group
+a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
+a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
+the swift release of a store of affective force
+(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
+heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
verb
+to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
+blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
+demand payment
+move quickly and violently
+assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
+file a formal charge against
+make an accusatory claim
+fill or load to capacity
+enter a certain amount as a charge
+cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
+give over to another for care or safekeeping
+pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
+lie down on command, of hunting dogs
+cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
+place a heraldic bearing on
+provide with munition
+direct into a position for use
+impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
+instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
+instruct or command with authority
+attribute responsibility to
+set or ask for a certain price
+cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
+energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
+saturate

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