Charge
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Charge is a noun meaning The amount of money levied for a service.
Meaning
The amount of money levied for a service.
More Meanings
- (military) An attack in which combatants rush towards an enemy in an attempt to engage in close combat.
- A forceful forward movement.
- An accusation.
- (electromagnetism, chemistry, physics, countable, uncountable) An electric charge.
- The scope of someone's responsibility.
- Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.
- A load or burden; cargo.
Example Sentences
The child was in the nanny's charge.
The child was a charge of the nanny.
There will be a charge of five dollars.
Pickett's Charge; the Charge of the Light Brigade
Word Forms
- charges
- charging
- charged
Synonyms for charge
Depending on context, synonyms include emblem, criminate, inculpate, indict, accriminate, accuse.
Antonyms for charge
Common opposites include lull, discharge, calm, quiet, quieten, tranquillize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include consign, commission, mission, appoint, billing, guardianship.
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