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Charge can mean electricity received, as in the shock you’d feel if you put your finger in a wall socket. Charge is also what you do when you use your credit card instead of cash. Shopping can be electrifying too.

Charge has many meanings. Charge is what a cavalry does when it rushes towards enemy lines. A charge is also the cost of something. When you are “in charge,” it means that you are in command of everything. And when you are “in charge of,” it means that you have a specific responsibility. And when you are excited about something, you “get a charge out of it.” If you like power, you might get a charge out of being in charge.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: charge

1	v n	assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to a special assignment that is given to a person or group
2	v n	blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
3	v n	set or ask for a certain price the price charged for some article or service
4	v n	to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle an impetuous rush toward someone or something
5	v n	cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
6	n v	heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield place a heraldic bearing on
7	v	lie down on command, of hunting dogs

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: charge

v assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

“She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance”

Synonyms:: appoint

Types:: show 23 types...; hide 23 types...; assign, delegate, depute, designate
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person); depute, deputise, deputize
appoint as a substitute; make, name, nominate
charge with a function; charge to be; authorise, authorize, empower
give or delegate power or authority to; accredit
provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials; create
invest with a new title, office, or rank; mandate
assign authority to; cast
select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; post
assign to a post; put into a post; cast
assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; devolve
pass on or delegate to another; task
assign a task to; place
place somebody in a particular situation or location; regiment
assign to a regiment; reassign, transfer
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work; delegate, depute
transfer power to someone; mandate
assign under a mandate; rename
name again or anew; advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; entitle
give the right to; sanction
give authority or permission to; place
assign to (a job or a home)

v impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

“He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend”

Synonyms:: burden, saddle

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; overburden
burden with too much work or responsibility; bear down
exert a force or cause a strain upon; deluge, flood out, overwhelm
charge someone with too many tasks; adjure
command solemnly

Type of:: command, require
make someone do something

v attribute responsibility to

“The tragedy was charged to her inexperience”

Synonyms:: blame

Type of:: ascribe, assign, attribute, impute
attribute or credit to

v instruct or command with authority

“The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem”

Type of:: instruct
give instructions or directions for some task

v instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence

Type of:: instruct
give instructions or directions for some task

v cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

Synonyms:: commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send

Types:: hospitalise, hospitalize
admit into a hospital

Type of:: transfer
move from one place to another

v give over to another for care or safekeeping

Synonyms:: consign

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; pledge
give as a guarantee; hock, pawn, soak
leave as a guarantee in return for money; check
hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; check
consign for shipment on a vehicle; collateralize
pledge as a collateral; give
offer in good faith; hypothecate
pledge without delivery or title of possession

Type of:: commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust
confer a trust upon

n a special assignment that is given to a person or group

“his charge was deliver a message”

Synonyms:: commission, mission

Types:: fool's errand
a fruitless mission; mission impossible
an extremely dangerous or difficult mission; martyr operation, sacrifice operation, suicide mission
killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb

Type of:: assignment, duty assignment
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

n a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

“the judge's charge to the jury”

Synonyms:: commission, direction

Types:: misdirection
an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

Type of:: bid, bidding, command, dictation
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

n attention and management implying responsibility for safety

Synonyms:: care, guardianship, tutelage

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; due care, ordinary care, reasonable care
the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty; foster care
supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home; great care
more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; providence
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; slight care
such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise

Type of:: protection
the activity of protecting someone or something

n a person committed to your care

“the teacher led her charges across the street”

Type of:: dependant, dependent
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

v blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

“he charged the director with indifference”

Synonyms:: accuse

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; blame, fault
put or pin the blame on; accuse, criminate, impeach, incriminate
bring an accusation against; level a charge against; asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; indict
accuse formally of a crime; reproach, upbraid
express criticism towards; arraign
accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy; recriminate
return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return; assassinate
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; libel
print slanderous statements against; badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce
speak unfavorably about; file, lodge
file a formal charge against

v make an accusatory claim

“The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased”

Types:: tax
make a charge against or accuse; complain
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge

Type of:: claim
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

v file a formal charge against

“The suspect was charged with murdering his wife”

Synonyms:: file, lodge

Types:: impeach
charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office

Type of:: accuse, criminate, impeach, incriminate
bring an accusation against; level a charge against

n an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

“the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving”

Synonyms:: accusation

Types:: countercharge
a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser

Type of:: assertion, asseveration, averment
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

n (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

“he was arrested on a charge of larceny”

Synonyms:: complaint

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; accusal, accusation
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt; self-accusation, self-condemnation
an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be; recrimination
mutual accusations; allegation
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); blame game
accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event; imprecation
a slanderous accusation; imputation
a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); indictment
an accusation of wrongdoing; information
formal accusation of a crime; preferment
the act of making accusations; blame, incrimination, inculpation
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; implication
an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection

Type of:: pleading
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

v set or ask for a certain price

“How much do you charge for lunch?”

“This fellow charges $100 for a massage”

Type of:: determine, set
fix conclusively or authoritatively

v enter a certain amount as a charge

“he charged me $15”

Synonyms: bill
demand payment

Type of:: debit
enter as debit

v demand payment

“Will I get charged for this service?”

Synonyms:: bill

Types:: show 13 types...; hide 13 types...; impose, levy
impose and collect; tithe
exact a tithe from; assess
charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine; undercharge
charge (someone) too little money; surcharge
charge an extra fee, as for a special service; invoice
send an bill to; toll
charge a fee for using; tithe
levy a tithe on (produce or a crop); reimpose
impose anew; lay
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; mulct
impose a fine on; tax
levy a tax on; distrain
levy a distress on

Type of:: account, calculate
keep an account of

v pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt

“Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?”

Antonyms:: pay cash
pay (for something) with cash

Type of:: pay
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

n the price charged for some article or service

“the admission charge”

Types:: show 40 types...; hide 40 types...; carrying charge
charge made for carrying an account or for merchandise sold on an installment plan; depreciation charge
an amount periodically charged to expense or against revenue in compensation for depreciation of property; undercharge
a price that is too low; overcharge
a price that is too high; fare, transportation
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance; fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs
a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.); agio, agiotage, exchange premium, premium
a fee charged for exchanging currencies; demurrage
a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure; installation charge
the charge for installing something; porterage
the charge for carrying burdens by porters; postage
the charge for mailing something; poundage
a charge based on weight measured in pounds; charge per unit, rate
amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; water-rate
rate per quarter for water from a public supply; surcharge
an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill); service charge, service fee
a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for service; stowage
the charge for stowing goods; tankage
the charge for storing something in tanks; pay rate, rate of pay
amount of money received per unit time; installment rate, payment rate, rate of payment, repayment rate
the amount of money paid out per unit time; extortion
an exorbitant charge; corkage
a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises; airfare
the fare charged for traveling by airplane; bus fare, carfare
the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar; cab fare, taxi fare
the fare charged for riding in a taxicab; train fare
the fare charged for traveling by train; tax rate
rate used to calculate tax liability; cover, cover charge
a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink; interest
a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; interest rate, rate of interest
the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use; fee
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services; single supplement
a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone; freight, freight rate, freightage
the charge for transporting something by common carrier; depreciation rate, rate of depreciation
the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction; exchange rate, rate of exchange
the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another; excursion rate
a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket; footage
a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done; linage, lineage
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted; room rate
the rate charged daily for a hotel room; due
a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)

Type of:: cost
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

n request for payment of a debt

“they submitted their charges at the end of each month”

Synonyms:: billing

Types:: presentment
a document that must be accepted and paid by another person

Type of:: asking, request
the verbal act of requesting

n financial liabilities (such as a tax)

“the charges against the estate”

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; levy
a charge imposed and collected; encumbrance, incumbrance
a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage); assessment
an amount determined as payable; revenue enhancement, tax, taxation
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government; tithe
a levy of one tenth of something

Type of:: liabilities
anything that is owed to someone else

v to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

“he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork”

Synonyms:: bear down

Type of:: rush
attack suddenly

v move quickly and violently

“He came charging into my office”

Synonyms:: buck, shoot, shoot down, tear

: dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot
run or move very quickly or hastily

Types:: rip
move precipitously or violently

Type of:: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it
move fast

v cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

“The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks”

Synonyms:: agitate, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on

Antonyms:: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
make calm or still

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; hype up, psych up
get excited or stimulated; bother
make nervous or agitated; pother
make upset or troubled; electrify
excite suddenly and intensely

Type of:: disturb, trouble, upset
move deeply

v saturate

“The room was charged with tension and anxiety”

Type of:: impregnate, saturate
infuse or fill completely

v fill or load to capacity

“charge the wagon with hay”

Antonyms:: discharge
remove the charge from

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; burden, burthen, weight, weight down
weight down with a load; freight
load with goods for transportation; overburden
load with excessive weight; plumb
weight with lead; saddle
load or burden; encumber

Type of:: alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v provide (a device) with something necessary

Synonyms:: load

Types:: recharge, reload
load anew

Type of:: fill, fill up, make full
make full, also in a metaphorical sense

v direct into a position for use

“He charged his weapon at me”

Synonyms:: level, point

: point
be positionable in a specified manner

Type of:: aim, direct, take, take aim, train
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

n an impetuous rush toward someone or something

“the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary”

“the battle began with a cavalry charge”

Types:: countercharge
a retaliatory charge

Type of:: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

n the swift release of a store of affective force

Synonyms:: bang, boot, flush, kick, rush, thrill

Type of:: excitement, exhilaration
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

n (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object

Synonyms:: cathexis

Type of:: libidinal energy
(psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido

n a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

“this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains”

Synonyms:: burster, bursting charge, explosive charge

Types:: shot
an explosive charge used in blasting; undercharge
an insufficient charge; rocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellent
an explosive charge that propels a rocket

Type of:: explosive
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

v cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on

“charge a conductor”

Type of:: alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge

“I need to charge my car battery”

Types:: recharge
charge anew

Type of:: furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to

n the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons

“the battery needed a fresh charge”

Synonyms:: electric charge

Types:: electrostatic charge
the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field); positive charge
having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential; negative charge
having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential

Type of:: electrical phenomenon
a physical phenomenon involving electricity

n heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

Synonyms:: armorial bearing, bearing, heraldic bearing

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; annulet, roundel
(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; chevron
an inverted V-shaped charge; fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys
(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris; ordinary
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields; bend, bend dexter
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left; fess, fesse
(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield; bar sinister, bend sinister
a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

Type of:: heraldry
emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

v place a heraldic bearing on

“charge all weapons, shields, and banners”

Type of:: paint
make a painting

v lie down on command, of hunting dogs

Type of:: lie, lie down
assume a reclining position

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