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Definition charge in British English

charge noun

noun
/tʃɑː(r)dʒ/

▪ admit, bring, deny, drop, face, prefer, press, refute

1

an amount of money that you have to pay, especially when you visit a place or when someone does something for you

Example

You will have to pay a small admission charge.

Example

There is a charge of £50 if you are over a week late with your payment.

Example

There is no charge for using the library.

Example

The organization provides a range of services free of charge.

Example

Breakfast may be served in your bedroom at no extra charge.

Synonyms and related words
price cost charge
Example

They faced charges of conspiracy and murder.

Example

The investigation resulted in criminal charges against three police officers.

Example

In the end we decided not to press charges.

Example

She was accused of shoplifting but the police later dropped the charges.

Example

He was questioned for six hours but released without charge.

Synonyms and related words
apprehend apprehension arrest
2.1

a claim that someone or something is bad or has done something bad

Example

How do you respond to these charges of racism?

Example

The leadership rejected charges that it was insensitive to the plight of the unemployed.

Synonyms and related words
abjuration accusation a contradiction in terms
3

an attack by people or animals running very fast towards someone or something

Example

Captain Walker led a charge straight into an enemy stronghold.

Synonyms and related words
attack assault bashing
4

the amount or type of electrical force that something has. The protons in an atom have a positive charge, and the electrons have a negative charge.

Synonyms and related words
AC active alternating current
5

an amount of the substance that makes a bomb explode

Synonyms and related words
charge detonator fuse
6

someone that you are responsible for and take care of

Example

She didn't like it when her young charges started crying.

Example

The issue still carries a charge in American politics.

Example

a real-life tragedy that gave the film a serious emotional charge

Synonyms and related words
emotional stirring emotive
8

a legal right of ownership or part-ownership on a house or a piece of land which a bank or other creditor may have

Example

The debtor can apply to the court to put a charge on the debtor's land or house.

Definition charge in British English

Related Words

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carrying charge (noun) charge (noun) charge (verb) charge account (noun) charge card (noun) chargé d’affaires (noun) charge hand (noun) charge nurse (noun) charge sheet (noun) charge up (phrasal verb) congestion charge (noun) cover charge (noun) depth charge (noun) handling charge (noun) in charge (of) (phrase) in someone’s charge (phrase) reverse-charge call (noun) service charge (noun) standing charge (noun) take charge (of) (phrase)