charge
verb
uk/tʃɑːdʒ/ us [ I or T ] COMMERCE, FINANCE
to ask for a particular amount of money for something, especially a service or activity:
charge (sb) sth for sth How much will you charge us for shipping and handling?
They charged $200 for insurance.
charge (sb) for sth We do not charge you for this service.
charge a price/fee, etc. He considered that the price they were charging was fair.
The bank charges a commission to withdraw money from a foreign ATM.
[ T ]
to pay for something by credit card:
I don't have any cash - I'll charge it.
charge sth to sb's account
if you charge something to someone's account , the amount they have spent is recorded and they pay for it at a later time:
Charge the bill to my account, please.
[ T ] ACCOUNTING
to record something as a cost in a financial account:
charge sth to sth The depreciation is charged to the profit and loss account.
[ T ] LAW
to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime:
charge sb with sth The property developer was charged with fraud.
[ T ]
to publicly accuse someone of having done something bad:
charge sb with sth The newspaper charged him with misleading the public about the seriousness of the situation.
[ T, often passive ]
to ask someone to do a particular job:
be charged with sth The committee has been charged with developing a new funding formula.
Phrasal verb
charge off
charge
noun
uk/tʃɑːdʒ/ us [ C or U ] COMMERCE, FINANCE
the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for a service:
make/impose/incur a charge If you fail to cancel the booking within the specified period, you will incur a charge.
charge for sb/sth Is there a charge for children or do they go free?
small/nominal charge We make a nominal charge for this service.
high charges Small investors are put off by the high charges for this sort of account
There will be a one-off charge of £30.
Interest charges on an overdraft are usually quite high.
We will deliver to your home free of charge.
[ C ] ACCOUNTING
a cost that is recorded in a company's financial accounts:
take a charge for sth The company expects to take a charge for various expenses relating to the acquisition.
Depreciation is treated as a charge in the profit and loss account.
[ C ] LAW, PROPERTY
→ charge on assets :
a mortgage, or other charge against the property
[ C ] LAW
a formal statement accusing someone of committing a crime:
bring a charge against sb Charges were brought against the UK company under the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act.
on a charge of sth She was arrested on a charge of fraud.
criminal charges
He was taken into custody but released without charge.
[ C ]
a statement that someone has done something bad:
He responded angrily to the charge that he had not acted in the best interests of the company.
in charge
in control of or responsible for someone or something:
Who will be in charge of the department when Sophie leaves?
From now on, Steve is in charge.
leave sb in charge (of sth) He was on vacation and had left his deputy in charge.
put sb in charge (of sth) I put Jack in charge of making the travel arrangements.
take charge (of sth)
to take control of something or of a group of people:
His boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away.
See also
accrued charge
bank charge
capital charge
carrying charge
certificate of charge
cover charge
exit charge
finance charge
fixed charge
floating charge
handling charge
landing charge
management charge
restructuring charge
reverse-charge
sales charge
service charge
social charges
termination charge