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charge

a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"

a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"

heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"

a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"

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"

the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"

financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"

saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"

energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"

cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"

set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"

instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"

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

impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged thee director with indifference"

make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"

file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"

direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"

place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"

lie down on command, of hunting dogs

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?"

demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"

enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"

Synonyms:

• accountability,
• accounting for,
• accounts payable,
• accounts receivable,
• accredit,
• accusal,
• accusation,
• accuse,
• accusing,
• achievement,
• action,
• activate,
• adjure,
• administration,
• admission,
• admission fee,
• admonish,
• advowson,
• afflict,
• agency,
• agentship,
• aggravated assault,
• aggression,
• alerion,
• allegation,
• allege,
• allegement,
• allegiance,
• amount,
• amount due,
• amperage,
• amphibious attack,
• amplify,
• anchorage,
• animal charge,
• annulet,
• answerability,
• anticathexis,
• application,
• argent,
• armed assault,
• armipotence,
• armorial bearings,
• armory,
• arms,
• arraign,
• arraignment,
• arrogation,
• article,
• ascription,
• ask,
• assail,
• assailing,
• assailment,
• assault,
• assert,
• assess,
• assessment,
• assign,
• assignation,
• assigned task,
• assignment,
• attachment,
• attack,
• attribute,
• attribution,
• auspices,
• authority,
• authorization,
• authorize,
• azure,
• bad debts,
• bail,
• bale,
• bandeau,
• bang,
• banzai attack,
• bar,
• bar sinister,
• baton,
• bear hard upon,
• bearings,
• beef,
• behest,
• bellyful,
• bend,
• bend sinister,
• benefice,
• bid,
• bidding,
• bill,
• bill of particulars,
• billet,
• bills,
• black power,
• blame,
• blast,
• blazon,
• blazonry,
• blitz,
• blitzkrieg,
• boil,
• bolt,
• book,
• boot,
• bordure,
• borrowing,
• bossing,
• bounden duty,
• breakthrough,
• brevet,
• brim,
• bring accusation,
• bring charges,
• bring to book,
• bringing of charges,
• bringing to book,
• broad arrow,
• brokerage,
• brute force,
• budget,
• budget items,
• bumper,
• burden,
• burden of expenditure,
• burden with,
• burdening,
• burthen,
• business,
• busywork,
• buy on credit,
• cadency mark,
• call of duty,
• call on,
• call the signals,
• call upon,
• canton,
• capacity,
• care,
• care of souls,
• carfare,
• cargo,
• carload,
• carrying charge,
• cartload,
• cathectic energy,
• cathexis,
• caution,
• cellarage,
• censure,
• chaplet,
• chare,
• charge for,
• charges,
• charging,
• charisma,
• charter,
• chase,
• chevron,
• chief,
• chits,
• chock,
• choke,
• chore,
• cite,
• claim,
• client,
• clog,
• clout,
• coat of arms,
• cock,
• cockatrice,
• cogence,
• cogency,
• command,
• commission,
• commissioning,
• commit,
• commitment,
• committal,
• complain,
• complaint,
• complement,
• compulsion,
• concern,
• conduct,
• congest,
• connection with,
• consign,
• consignment,
• contaminate,
• control,
• coronet,
• cost,
• cost of living,
• cost-of-living allowance,
• cost-of-living index,
• costs,
• count,
• counterattack,
• countercathexis,
• counteroffensive,
• coup de main,
• cover charge,
• cram,
• credit,
• crescent,
• crest,
• criminate,
• crippling attack,
• cross,
• cross moline,
• crowd,
• crown,
• crush,
• cumber,
• cumbrance,
• curacy,
• cure,
• custodianship,
• custody,
• damage,
• dash,
• dash at,
• dead set at,
• deadweight,
• debit,
• debt,
• declare,
• decree,
• dedication,
• deference,
• delation,
• delegate,
• delegated authority,
• delegation,
• demand,
• denounce,
• denouncement,
• denunciate,
• denunciation,
• dependent,
• deputation,
• depute,
• deputize,
• derivation from,
• descent on,
• desire concentration,
• detach,
• detail,
• detonate,
• device,
• devoir,
• devolute,
• devolution,
• devolve,
• devolve upon,
• devolvement,
• devotion,
• dictate,
• difference,
• differencing,
• difficulty,
• dint,
• direct,
• direct costs,
• direction,
• disadvantage,
• disbursals,
• discharge,
• distributed costs,
• diversion,
• diversionary attack,
• dockage,
• drag,
• drive,
• drop,
• due,
• dues,
• duress,
• duties and responsibilities,
• duty,
• eagle,
• effect,
• effectiveness,
• effectuality,
• eject,
• electric charge,
• electrify,
• embarrassment,
• embassy,
• empower,
• empowerment,
• encourage,
• encumber,
• encumbrance,
• energize,
• energy,
• energy charge,
• enjoin,
• entrance fee,
• entrust,
• entrusting,
• entrustment,
• ermine,
• ermines,
• erminites,
• erminois,
• errand,
• escutcheon,
• ethics,
• etiology,
• exact,
• exaction,
• exactment,
• executorship,
• exequatur,
• exercise,
• exhaust,
• exhort,
• exhortation,
• expect,
• expenditure,
• expense,
• expense account,
• expenses,
• expostulate,
• eye,
• factorship,
• falcon,
• fare,
• fasten on,
• fasten upon,
• fealty,
• fee,
• fell,
• fess,
• fess point,
• field,
• figure,
• file,
• fill,
• fill to overflowing,
• fill up,
• financial commitment,
• finger,
• fire,
• fire off,
• fish to fry,
• flanch,
• flank attack,
• fleur-de-lis,
• fling,
• floating debt,
• flower power,
• flush,
• fly at,
• foray,
• force,
• force majeure,
• forcefulness,
• freight,
• freight with,
• fret,
• frontal attack,
• fuel,
• full blast,
• full force,
• full house,
• full measure,
• full power,
• funded debt,
• fur,
• fusil,
• galvanize,
• garland,
• gas attack,
• general expenses,
• generate,
• get up steam,
• give an order,
• give in charge,
• give the word,
• glebe,
• go on tick,
• governance,
• government,
• griffin,
• guardianship,
• guarding,
• guidance,
• gules,
• gun,
• gun for,
• gyron,
• hamper,
• handicap,
• handling,
• hands,
• hang something on,
• hatchment,
• head-on attack,
• heap,
• helmet,
• heraldic device,
• hire,
• hit,
• hold,
• homage,
• homework,
• honor,
• honor point,
• hypercathexis,
• imbue,
• impalement,
• impaling,
• impeach,
• impeachment,
• impediment,
• impedimenta,
• imperative,
• implication,
• imply,
• impose,
• impose on,
• impose upon,
• imposition,
• impregnate,
• impugn,
• imputation,
• impute,
• incite,
• inconvenience,
• incriminate,
• incubus,
• inculpate,
• incumbency,
• indebtedness,
• indebtment,
• indict,
• indictment,
• indirect costs,
• induce,
• inescutcheon,
• infect,
• infiltration,
• inflict on,
• inflict upon,
• influence,
• inform against,
• inform on,
• information,
• injunction,
• innuendo,
• insinuate,
• insinuation,
• instruct,
• instruction,
• intendance,
• interpenetrate,
• invoice,
• irradiate,
• issue a command,
• issue a writ,
• jam,
• jam up,
• jam-pack,
• jet propulsion,
• job,
• job of work,
• jollies,
• jump off,
• jurisdiction,
• keep,
• keeping,
• kick,
• label,
• labor,
• labor costs,
• lade,
• lading,
• lash,
• lawsuit,
• lay,
• lay charges,
• lay on,
• laying of charges,
• legation,
• let fly,
• let off,
• levy,
• liabilities,
• liability,
• license,
• license fee,
• lieutenancy,
• lift,
• lightning attack,
• lightning war,
• line of duty,
• lion,
• liquid oxygen,
• live wire,
• living,
• load,
• loading,
• lodge a complaint,
• lodge a plaint,
• loop in,
• loyalty,
• lozenge,
• lumber,
• main force,
• main strength,
• make dutiable,
• make-work,
• mana,
• management,
• mandate,
• mantling,
• marshaling,
• martlet,
• mascle,
• mass attack,
• material costs,
• matters in hand,
• maturity,
• megadeath,
• metal,
• might,
• might and main,
• mightiness,
• millstone,
• ministry,
• mission,
• motto,
• mouthful,
• move,
• moxie,
• mugging,
• mullet,
• muscle power,
• must,
• name,
• national debt,
• need,
• nombril point,
• obligation,
• octofoil,
• odd job,
• offense,
• offensive,
• office,
• onset,
• onslaught,
• onus,
• operating costs,
• operating expense,
• oppress,
• oppression,
• or,
• ordain,
• order,
• order about,
• ordinary,
• orle,
• ought,
• outstanding debt,
• overburden,
• overcharge,
• overfill,
• overhead,
• overkill,
• overload,
• oversight,
• overtax,
• overtaxing,
• overweight,
• overweighting,
• pack,
• pad,
• palaetiology,
• pale,
• paly,
• panzer warfare,
• pastorage,
• pastorate,
• pastorship,
• patronage,
• payload,
• pean,
• pelt,
• penalty,
• penetrate,
• pensionary,
• pensioner,
• pepper,
• percolate,
• permeate,
• persuade,
• pervade,
• pheon,
• pick off,
• piece of work,
• pile,
• pilotage,
• pin on,
• pistol,
• pizzazz,
• place,
• placement,
• plaint,
• pledge,
• plenipotentiary power,
• plug,
• plug in,
• poison,
• poop,
• portage,
• post,
• pot,
• potence,
• potency,
• potentiality,
• potshoot,
• potshot,
• power,
• power of attorney,
• power pack,
• power structure,
• power struggle,
• power to act,
• powerfulness,
• preach,
• precept,
• prefer charges,
• prelacy,
• prepotency,
• prescript,
• prescription,
• presentment,
• press charges,
• press hard upon,
• pressure,
• preventive custody,
• price,
• price tag,
• prime,
• prime cost,
• pro rata,
• proclaim,
• procuration,
• productiveness,
• productivity,
• project,
• prompt,
• promulgate,
• pronounce,
• propellant,
• propulsion charge,
• prorate,
• prosecution,
• protection,
• protective custody,
• protectorship,
• protege,
• proxy,
• public charge,
• public debt,
• puissance,
• pull,
• punch,
• purpure,
• purview,
• push,
• put,
• put down,
• put on,
• put on report,
• put upon,
• quarter,
• quartering,
• quiver,
• race,
• radiumize,
• raid,
• ram in,
• rate,
• reaction propulsion,
• receive credit,
• rectory,
• refer,
• reference to,
• regency,
• regentship,
• remonstrate,
• replacement cost,
• report,
• reprehend,
• reproach,
• request,
• require,
• respect,
• responsibility,
• rest hard upon,
• riddle,
• right,
• rocket propulsion,
• rose,
• rule,
• run against,
• run at,
• running,
• rush,
• rush at,
• rush of emotion,
• sable,
• saddle,
• saddle with,
• saddling,
• safe hands,
• safekeeping,
• sally,
• saltire,
• salvage,
• satiate,
• saturate,
• say the word,
• score,
• scot,
• scot and lot,
• scutcheon,
• self-imposed duty,
• send out,
• sensation,
• service,
• set,
• shield,
• shipload,
• shiver,
• shock,
• shock tactics,
• shoot,
• shoot at,
• shoot down,
• short,
• short-circuit,
• shot,
• shudder,
• sinew,
• snipe,
• snootful,
• solicit,
• sortie,
• spread eagle,
• steam,
• steam up,
• step down,
• step up,
• stewardship,
• stick for,
• stiffen,
• stint,
• storage,
• storm,
• strength,
• strike,
• strong arm,
• stuff,
• subject to,
• subordinary,
• suffuse,
• suit,
• supercharge,
• superincumbency,
• superintendence,
• superintendency,
• superiority,
• superpower,
• supervision,
• surcharge,
• surfeit,
• surge of emotion,
• surveillance,
• swindle sheet,
• switch off,
• switch on,
• tab,
• take a potshot,
• take credit,
• take to task,
• tariff,
• task,
• taunt with,
• tax,
• taxing,
• teaching,
• tear,
• tell,
• tenne,
• things to do,
• thrill,
• thrust,
• tilt at,
• tincture,
• tingle,
• tingling,
• tithe,
• titillation,
• toll,
• top off,
• torpedo,
• torse,
• towage,
• trailerload,
• trainload,
• transfer,
• transfuse,
• tremor,
• tremor of excitement,
• tressure,
• trouble,
• truckload,
• true bill,
• trust,
• trusteeship,
• turn off,
• turn on,
• tutelage,
• twit,
• uncollectibles,
• unfulfilled pledge,
• unicorn,
• unit cost,
• unit quantity,
• unprovoked assault,
• unspoken accusation,
• urge,
• vair,
• validity,
• vanload,
• vehemence,
• veiled accusation,
• vert,
• vicarage,
• vicarious authority,
• vigor,
• vim,
• virility,
• virtue,
• virulence,
• vitality,
• wad,
• ward,
• wardenship,
• wardship,
• warhead,
• warm up,
• warn,
• warrant,
• watch and ward,
• wattage,
• weigh,
• weigh heavy on,
• weigh on,
• weigh upon,
• weight,
• weight down with,
• wharfage,
• white elephant,
• wind,
• wind up,
• wing,
• word,
• work,
• wreath,
• yale,
• yoke with