| 单词 | charge |
| 释义 | charge charge /; AmE / noun, verb
■ noun
ACCRUED CHARGE, BANK CHARGE, CARRYING CHARGE, CERTIFICATE OF CHARGE, COVER CHARGE, EXIT CHARGE, FINANCE CHARGE, FLOATING CHARGE, LANDING CHARGE, RESTRUCTURING CHARGE, REVERSE-CHARGE, SALES CHARGE, SERVICE CHARGE, SOCIAL CHARGE, TERMINATION CHARGE
1 [C,U] the amount of money that sb asks for goods or services; the amount of money that you pay regularly for a service: bank/interest/telephone charges a charge of $50 a $50 charge They are going to introduce charges for special deliveries. There's no charge for the service. You can download the software free of charge (= without paying for it). They are offering unlimited weekend and evening phone calls for a fixed charge of $25 a month. ⇨ FEE See note at PRICE
❖ to impose/introduce/levy/make/waive a charge (for sth) ◆ an additional/ a fixed charge
2 (Accounting ) [C] a large cost that a company has to pay, which affects its financial results : (BrE) a one-off charge ◆ (AmE) a one-time charge The company said it would take (= pay) a $280 million charge to cover two new acquisitions. The group booked (= recorded in its financial books) a $13.5 million charge in anticipation of higher than expected costs.
an exceptional/one-off/a special charge
3 (Law ) [C,U] a formal claim that sb has committed a crime or done sth wrong: No criminal charges will be brought against the company directors. After a few hours, she was released without charge. The manager has rejected the charge of favouritism.
❖ to bring/file/lay/press charges (against sb) ◆ to admit/deny a charge/the charges
4 [U] responsibility for a group of people, a job or a task: Nokia's vice-president in charge of Internet security products The profits have improved sharply since she took charge as chief executive. Who's in charge here? He's been put in overall charge of the new sales division. See note at RESPONSIBILITY
CHARGE ON ASSETS
■ verb
1 [+ obj or no obj] charge (sb) (for sth) | charge (sb) sth (for sth) to require payment for goods or services: They have begun to charge for access to their website. We charge a 1% commission for changing traveller's cheques. Do you charge on an hourly basis? They charge clients a monthly fee of $25. The regulator imposes limits on the price charged to customers. ⇨ OVERCHARGE, UNDERCHARGE
2 [+ obj] to record the cost of sth as an amount that sb has to pay: The subscription price will be charged to your account annually. ◆ (AmE) Can I charge it (= pay by credit card)?
3 (Accounting ) [+ obj] to record that a cost belongs to a particular financial account: The interest is charged to the profit and loss account. SYN DEBIT
4 (Law ) [+ obj] to accuse sb formally of committing a crime or doing sth wrong: The committee charged her with professional misconduct. NOTE In the US, indict is used instead of charge for a serious crime.
5 (formal) [+ obj] (usually be charged with sth) to give sb a job or a task: The team has been charged with developing new computer applications. |
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