26984 words

charging

12 definitions • 19 examples
1
present participle of
2
to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity:

Examples:

charge for The local museum doesn't charge for admission.
charge something for something/doing something How much do you charge for a haircut and blow-dry?
charge someone for something/doing something Can I charge the company for petrol I use getting to work?
charge someone to do something He says it's unfair to charge people to use public lands they already pay for with their taxes.
[ + two objects ] They charge you $20 just to get in the nightclub.
charge commission The bank charged commission to change my traveller's cheques.
3
to record an amount that a customer has spent for them to pay at a later time, according to an agreement between a business and the customer:

Examples:

Charge the bill to my account, please.
4
(of the police) to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime:

Examples:

charge someone with something/doing something She is charged with murdering her husband.
Police have arrested him and charged him with manslaughter.
5
to publicly accuse someone of doing something bad:

Examples:

charge someone with something/doing something The newspaper article charged her with using the company's money for her own purposes.
6
to move forward quickly and violently, especially towards something that has caused difficulty or anger:

Examples:

7
to hurry from one place to another:

Examples:

charge around I've been charging around all day and I'm exhausted.
charge about UK I've been charging about all day and I'm exhausted.
He came charging up the stairs to tell me the good news.
8
in sports such as basketball, to run into another player in a way that is not allowed by the rules:

Examples:

The referee blew the whistle because the forward charged the defender.
9
to put enough explosive into a gun to fire it once
10
to order someone to do something:

Examples:

be charged with He was charged with taking care of the premises.
11
When a judge charges a jury, he or she explains the details of the law to them.
12
to put electricity into an electrical device such as a battery:

Examples:

She drove the car round the block to charge up its batteries.
It's not working - I don't think the battery is charging.

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