Etymology : Middle English, from Old French, from chargier
Pronunciation : chärj
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. price; responsibility; cargo; explosive charge. entrust; order, command; accuse (i.e. of committing a crime); fill with energy, supply with power; fill; attack; rush forward; pay with credit; request payment. charge\charge\ , v. i.
2. to make an onset or rush; as, to charge with fixed bayonets. like your heroes of antiquity, he charges in iron. "charge for the guns!" he said.
3. to demand a price; as, to charge high for goods.
4. to debit on an account; as, to charge for purchases.
5. to squat on its belly and be still; -- a command given by a sportsman to a dog.charge \charge\ , n. [f. charge, fr. charger to load. see:
charge, v. t., and cf. cargo, caricature.].
6. a load or burder laid upon a person or thing.
7. a person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management of another; a trust.note: the people of a parish or church are called the charge of the clergyman who is set over them.
8. custody or care of any person, thing, or place; office; responsibility; oversight; obigation; duty. 'tis a great charge to come under one body's hand.
9. heed; care; anxiety; trouble. [obs.].
10. harm. [obs.].
11. an order; a mandate or command; an injunction. the king gave cherge concerning absalom. -.
12. sam. xviii.
13. 7. an address (esp. an earnest or impressive address) containing instruction or exhortation; as, the charge of a judge to a jury; the charge of a bishop to his clergy.
14. an accusation of a wrong of offense; allegation; indictment; specification of something alleged. the charge of confounding very different classes of phenomena.
15. whatever constitutes a burden on property, as rents, taxes, lines, etc.; costs; expense incurred; -- usually in the plural.
16. the price demanded for a thing or service.
17. an entry or a account of that which is due from one party to another; that which is debited in a business transaction; as, a charge in an account book.
18. that quantity, as of ammunition, electricity, ore, fuel, etc., which any apparatus, as a gun, battery, furnace, machine, etc., is intended to receive and fitted to hold, or which is actually in it at one time.
19. the act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as, to sound the charge. never, in any other war afore, gave the romans a hotter charge upon the enemies. the charge of the light brigade.
20. a position (of a weapon) fitted for attack; as, to bring a weapon to the charge.
21. (far.) a sort of plaster or ointment.
22. (her.) a bearing. see:
bearing, n.,.
23. 17. [cf. charre.] thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; -- called also charre.
24. weight; import; value. many suchlike "as's" of great charge.
25. To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.
26. To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; to command, instruct, or exhort with authority; to enjoin; to urge earnestly; as, to charge a jury; to charge the clergy of a diocese; to charge an agent.
27. To lay on, impose, or make subject to or liable for.
28. To fix or demand as a price; as, he charges two dollars a barrel for apples.
29. To place something to the account of as a debt; to debit, as, to charge one with goods.
30. Also, to enter upon the debit side of an account; as, to charge a sum to one.
31. To impute or ascribe; to lay to one's charge.
32. To accuse; to make a charge or assertion against ; to lay the responsibility at the door of.
33. To place within or upon any firearm, piece of apparatus or machinery, the quantity it is intended and fitted to hold or bear; to load; to fill; as, to charge a gun; to charge an electrical machine, etc.
34. To ornament with or cause to bear; as, to charge an architectural member with a molding.
35. To assume as a bearing; as, he charges three roses or; to add to or represent on; as, he charges his shield with three roses or.
36. To call to account; to challenge.
37. To bear down upon; to rush upon; to attack.
38. To make an onset or rush; as, to charge with fixed bayonets.
39. To demand a price; as, to charge high for goods.
40. To debit on an account; as, to charge for purchases.
41. To squat on its belly and be still; a command given by a sportsman to a dog.
42. A load or burder laid upon a person or thing.
43. A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management of another; a trust.
44. Custody or care of any person, thing, or place; office; responsibility; oversight; obigation; duty.
45. Heed; care; anxiety; trouble.
46. Harm.
47. An order; a mandate or command; an injunction.
48. An address containing instruction or exhortation; as, the charge of a judge to a jury; the charge of a bishop to his clergy.
49. An accusation of a wrong of offense; allegation; indictment; specification of something alleged.
50. Whatever constitutes a burden on property, as rents, taxes, lines, etc.; costs; expense incurred; usually in the plural.
51. The price demanded for a thing or service.
52. An entry or a account of that which is due from one party to another; that which is debited in a business transaction; as, a charge in an account book.
53. That quantity, as of ammunition, electricity, ore, fuel, etc., which any apparatus, as a gun, battery, furnace, machine, etc., is intended to receive and fitted to hold, or which is actually in it at one time The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as, to sound the charge.
54. A position fitted for attack; as, to bring a weapon to the charge.
55. A sort of plaster or ointment.
56. A bearing.
57. See Bearing, n., 8.
58. Thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; called also charre.
59. Weight; import; value. a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street" the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge" the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" financial liabilities ; "the charges against the estate" saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery" cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor" set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem" instruct about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference" make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners" lie down on command, of hunting dogs pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt; "Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?" demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15".
60. 1. If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them. Even local nurseries charge £100 a week The hospitals charge the patients for every aspirin Some banks charge if you access your account to determine your balance. the architect who charged us a fee of seven hundred and fifty pounds.
61. To charge something to a person or organization means to tell the people providing it to send the bill to that person or organization. To charge something to someone's account means to add it to their account so they can pay for it later. Go out and buy a pair of glasses, and charge it to us All transactions have been charged to your account. = bill.
62. A charge is an amount of money that you have to pay for a service. We can arrange this for a small charge Customers who arrange overdrafts will face a monthly charge of £.
63. 4. A charge is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime. He may still face criminal charges They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder.
64. When the police charge someone, they formally accuse them of having done something illegal. They have the evidence to charge him Police have charged Mr Bell with murder.
65. If you charge someone with doing something wrong or unpleasant, you publicly say that they have done it. He charged the minister with lying about the economy. = accuse.
66. If you take charge of someone or something, you make yourself responsible for them and take control over them. If someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for them. A few years ago Bacryl took charge of the company I have been given charge of this class They would never forget their time in his charge.
67. If you are in charge in a particular situation, you are the most senior person and have control over something or someone. Who's in charge here? the Swiss governess in charge of the smaller children.
68. If you describe someone as your charge, they have been given to you to be looked after and you are responsible for them. The coach tried to get his charges motivated.
69. If you charge towards someone or something, you move quickly and aggressively towards them. He charged through the door to my mother's office He ordered us to charge. a charging bull. Charge is also a noun. a bayonet charge.
70. To charge a battery means to pass an electrical current through it in order to make it more powerful or to make it last longer. Alex had forgotten to charge the battery. Charge up means the same as charge. There was nothing in the brochure about having to drive the car every day to charge up the battery.
71. An electrical charge is an amount of electricity that is held in or carried by something. see also:
charged, baton charge, cover charge, depth charge, service charge.
72. If something is free of charge, it does not cost anything. The leaflet is available free of charge from post offices. = free. charge coupled device depth charge electric charge.
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