What does “charge” mean?
- 1
verbto ask for an amount of money for something
The hotel charges $20 a night for parking.
- 2
nounthe amount of money you have to pay for something
Delivery is free of charge.
- 3
verbto put electricity into a battery
I need to charge my phone.
Charge at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /tʃɑrdʒ/ · CHAHRJ
How to use “charge” correctly
“In charge of” means responsible for: “She’s in charge of the sales team.”
Common phrases with “charge”
- in charge of
- free of charge
- charge a battery
- press charges
“charge” is on these word lists
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