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Word: Charge
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (in the general senses ‘to load’ and ‘a load’), from Old French charger (verb), charge (noun), from late Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’
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demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied
Short Definition:demand as payment
Examples:- wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150
- he charged me five dollars for the wine
formally accuse (someone) of something, especially an offence under law
Short Definition:accuse of offence
Examples:- they were charged with assault
entrust (someone) with a task as a duty or responsibility
Short Definition:entrust with task
Examples:- the committee was charged with reshaping the educational system
store electrical energy in (a battery or battery-operated device)
Short Definition:store electrical energy in
Examples:- the shaver can be charged up and used while travelling
rush forward in attack
Short Definition:rush forward in attack
Examples:- the plan is to charge headlong at the enemy
place a heraldic bearing on
Short Definition:place heraldic emblem on
Examples:- a pennant argent, charged with a cross gules
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