charge*/*/*/

[tʃɑːdʒ] noun I

1) [C/U] an amount of money that you have to pay when you visit a place, or when someone does something for you

There is no charge for using the library.[/ex]

The organization provides a range of services free of charge (= with no charge).[/ex]

There's a small admission charge.[/ex]

2) [C] an official statement that accuses someone of committing a crime

murder/corruption/fraud charges[/ex]

In the end we decided not to press charges (= officially accuse someone of a crime).[/ex]

They faced charges of conspiracy and murder.[/ex]

The investigation resulted in criminal charges against three police officers.[/ex]

3) [C] a claim that someone or something is bad, or that they have done something bad

charges of racism[/ex]

The leadership rejected charges that its policies were not effective.[/ex]

4) [C] an attack by people or animals running very fast towards someone or something

5) [singular/U] the amount of electricity that something holds or carries

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in charge (of) — if you are in charge, you have control over someone or something and are responsible for them[/ex]

Who's in charge here?[/ex]

He was put in charge of the whole investigation.[/ex]

take charge (of) — to take control and become responsible for someone or something[/ex]

Heather arrived and took charge of the project.[/ex]

II

verb

charge */*/*/[tʃɑːdʒ]

1) [I/T] to ask someone to pay an amount of money for something

How much do you charge for delivery?[/ex]

They charged us £20 for three drinks.[/ex]

Phone calls are charged at 36p per minute.[/ex]

2) [T] to arrange to pay for something later

The flights were charged to his personal account.[/ex]

3) [T] to accuse someone of committing a crime

Two men have been charged in connection with the fire.[/ex]

The police have charged him with murder.[/ex]

4) [I/T] to attack someone or something by running very fast towards them

5) [I] to move somewhere quickly and carelessly

You can't just go charging into the meeting.[/ex]

6) [I/T] to put electricity into a BATTERY

The phone won't work if it isn't charged.[/ex]