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- charge1 W1S1 [tʃa:dʒ US tʃa:rdʒ] n▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(price)¦2¦(control)¦3¦(somebody/something you look after)¦4¦(crime)¦5¦(blame)¦6¦(attack)¦7¦(effort)¦8¦(electricity)¦9¦(explosive)¦10¦(strength of feelings)¦11 get a charge out of something12¦(an order to do something)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1.) ¦(PRICE)¦ [U and C]the amount of money you have to pay for goods or services▪ Gas charges will rise in July.charge of▪ an admission charge of $5charge for▪ There's a 50 pence booking charge for each ticket.▪ Guided tours are provided at no charge .▪ Your order will be sent free of charge (=at no cost) .▪ The shop will fit them for a small extra charge .2.) ¦(CONTROL)¦[U]the position of having control or responsibility for a group of people or an activityin charge (of sth)▪ He asked to speak to the person in charge.▪ the officer in charge of the investigation▪ Stern put Travis in charge of (=gave him control of) the research team.▪ Owens came in and took charge of (=took control of) the situation.▪ A commander in each county was to have charge of the local militia.3.) ¦(SOMEBODY/SOMETHING YOU LOOK AFTER)¦a) be in/under sb's chargeif someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for looking after them▪ teachers that do their best for the children in their charge▪ The files were left in your charge.b) formalsomeone that you are responsible for looking after▪ Sarah bought some chocolate for her three young charges.4.) ¦(CRIME)¦an official statement made by the police saying that they believe someone may be guilty of a crimecharge against▪ He was found guilty of all six charges against him.▪ Phillips was arrested on drug charges.▪ The following morning, he was arrested on a charge of burglary.▪ Young appeared in court on a murder charge .charge of▪ Higgins is facing a charge of armed robbery.▪ As it was his first offence, the store agreed not to press charges .▪ Police dropped the charges against him because of insufficient evidence.▪ Nine people have pleaded guilty to various charges .▪ Green was cleared of all charges against him.5.) ¦(BLAME)¦a written or spoken statement blaming someone for doing something bad or illegal= ↑allegation charge that▪ the charge that tobacco companies target young people with their adscharge of▪ a charge of racial discrimination against the companydeny/counter a charge(=say that a charge is untrue)▪ Wallace denied charges that he had lied to investigators.lay/leave yourself open to a charge of sth(=be likely to be blamed for something)▪ The speech laid him open to charges of political bias.6.) ¦(ATTACK)¦an attack in which soldiers or animals move towards someone or something very quickly7.) ¦(EFFORT)¦lead the chargeto make a strong effort to do something▪ It was small businesses that led the charge against health care changes.8.) ¦(ELECTRICITY)¦[U]electricity that is put into a piece of electrical equipment such as a ↑batteryon charge(=taking in a charge of electricity)▪ Leave the battery on charge all night.9.) ¦(EXPLOSIVE)¦an explosive put into something such as a bomb or gun10.) ¦(STRENGTH OF FEELINGS)¦ [singular]the power of strong feelings▪ Cases of child abuse have a strong emotional charge.11.) get a charge out of sthAmE spoken to be excited by something and enjoy it very much▪ I got a real charge out of seeing my niece take her first steps.12.) ¦(AN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING)¦ formalan order to do somethingcharge to do sth▪ The old servant fulfilled his master's charge to care for the children.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬COLLOCATES for sense 4on a charge (of something)bring/press charges (=state officially that someone is guilty of a crime)face charges (=be accused of a crime)drop the charges (=decide to stop making charges)deny a chargeadmit a chargeplead guilty to a chargebe released without chargebe cleared/acquitted of a charge (=when someone is officially not guilty at the end of a trial)be convicted of a charge (=when someone is found guilty at the end of a trial)▬▬▬▬▬▬▬charge 2charge2 W2S1 v▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(money)¦2¦(crime)¦3¦(blame somebody)¦4¦(run)¦5¦(attack)¦6¦(electricity)¦7¦(order somebody)¦8¦(gun)¦9¦(glass)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: chargier, from Late Latin carricare, from Latin carrus; CAR]1.) ¦(MONEY)¦a) [I and T]to ask someone for a particular amount of money for something you are selling▪ The hotel charges $125 a night.charge sb £10/$50 etc (for sth)▪ The restaurant charged us £40 for the wine.charge sth at sth▪ Calls will be charged at 44p per minute.charge for▪ We won't charge for delivery if you pay now.charge rent/a fee/interest etc▪ The gallery charges an entrance fee.b) charge sth to sb's account/room etcto record the cost of something on someone's account, so that they can pay for it later▪ Wilson charged the drinks to his room.▪ Use a courier and charge it to the department.c) [T] AmEto pay for something with a ↑credit cardcharge sth on sth▪ I charged the shoes on Visa.▪ 'How would you like to pay?' 'I'll charge it .'2.) ¦(CRIME)¦ [T]to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crimecharge sb with sth▪ Gibbons has been charged with murder.3.) ¦(BLAME SOMEBODY)¦ [T] formalto say publicly that you think someone has done something wrongcharge that▪ Demonstrators have charged that the police used excessive force against them.4.) ¦(RUN)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]to deliberately run or walk somewhere quicklycharge around/through/out etc▪ The boys charged noisily into the water.5.) ¦(ATTACK)¦ [I and T]to deliberately rush quickly towards someone or something in order to attack them▪ Then, with a final effort, our men charged the enemy for the last time.charge at/towards/into▪ The bear charged towards her at full speed.6.) ¦(ELECTRICITY)¦ [I and T]also charge upif a ↑battery charges, or if you charge it, it takes in and stores electricity▪ The shaver can be charged up and used while travelling.7.) ¦(ORDER SOMEBODY)¦ [T] formalto order someone to do something or make them responsible for itcharge sb with doing sth▪ The commission is charged with investigating war crimes.8.) ¦(GUN)¦ [T]old use to load a gun9.) ¦(GLASS)¦ [T]BrE formal to fill a glass→↑charged
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
