Chargeable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chargeable is an adjective meaning Able to be charged.
Meaning
Able to be charged.
More Meanings
- (of expenses etc.) That may be charged to an account.
- (of an offense) That one may be legally charged with.
- Imputable
- (rare) Liable to be accused (either formally or informally).
- (archaic) Expensive.
Example Sentences
The battery is chargeable by means of this device.
In summary, the variation of a lease for consideration is generally chargeable to SDLT.
A gentleman threatening to go to law, was dissuaded from it by his friends, who desired him to consider, for the law was chargeable.
Thus, if one confines another, even a prisoner, who has not had the small-pox, with an infected person, whereby the one confined takes the distemper and dies, he is chargeable with murder.
Synonyms for chargeable
Depending on context, synonyms include guilty, indictable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include indictable, guilty, charge, levy, taxable, dutiable.
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