📖 Определения и значения для слова charge
📒 the amount of money that somebody asks for goods and services
- admission charges
- charge for something We have to make a small charge for refreshments.
- Delivery is free of charge.
📒 a charge account
- Would you like to put that on your charge?
- ‘Are you paying cash?’ ‘No, it'll be a charge.’
📒 a position of having control over somebody/something; responsibility for somebody/something
- She has charge of the day-to-day running of the business.
- He took charge of the farm after his father's death.
- in charge of somebody/something They left the au pair in charge of the children for a week.
📒 a person that you have responsibility for and care for
📒 an official claim made by the police that somebody has committed a crime
- criminal charges
- a murder/an assault charge
- charge of something a charge of theft/rape/attempted murder
📒 a statement accusing somebody of doing something wrong or bad
- She rejected the charge that the story was untrue.
- Be careful you don't leave yourself open to charges of political bias.
- He accused the government of fabricating the charges for political reasons.
📒 the amount of electricity that is put into a battery or carried by a substance
- a positive/negative charge
📒 the act of putting electricity into a battery; the electricity in a battery
- on charge He put his phone on charge.
- My laptop had run out of charge.
📒 a sudden rush or violent attack, for example by soldiers, wild animals or players in some sports
- He led the charge down the field.
- Allen led the charge, but could they get a goal back?
- The bugle sounded the charge.
📒 the amount of explosive needed to fire a gun or make an explosion
📒 the power to cause strong feelings
- the emotional charge of the piano piece
- a film in which every scene carries an emotional charge
📒 a task or duty
- His charge was to obtain specific information.
📒 to accuse somebody formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court
- Police have brought a charge of dangerous driving against the man.
- Many victims of crime are reluctant to press charges against their attackers.
- She laid charges against the firm for not complying with the regulations.
📒 to get a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure from something
- I get a real charge out of working hard and seeing good results.
📒 to be the first to make the effort to do something new
- Denmark, Norway and Sweden are united in leading the charge to a cash-free economy.