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to charge

to charge

578 2.0
Ask someone to pay money for goods or services
  • verb
  • /tʃɑrdʒ/
: cobrar
  • But you can charge way more for a hardcover.
  • charge a fee
  • charge a price
  • charge tuition

The broker commissions usually will charge one month's rents.

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Examples

  • I think I'll charge you a little bit more, it's only fair, isn't it?

  • So I won't charge you this time.

  • The second way is by increasing how much you charge this guy, right?

  • Because you can charge $50 more an hour if it's by the sea.

  • And our current landlord charges us per dog per month.

  • How much would you charge to to do makeup?

  • Expectations are clearly stated, and she charges a fee for this service.

    Academic text (2015)
  • "Do you realize what this station's been able to charge for advertising because of where we are?"

    Fiction book (1992)
  • So is it OK then to charge some people premiums?

  • How much will you charge for your professional photography services?

Synonyms

to bill
vsto charge
72 2.0

To send someone a request to pay for goods or services

focuses on asking for money directly rather than creating a payment document
to ask
vsto charge
38 2.7

To request a price or condition when selling

demands a set amount for goods or services rather than proposing terms
to invoice
vsto charge
5 3.6

To send a bill for products or services

expresses requesting a sum for goods or services rather than sending a document

Antonyms

490 2.0

Hand something to someone without asking for money

30 1.5

To pay back money to someone who is unhappy or paid too much

Idioms

You do not have to pay for it

1 7.8

Has control and confidence when leading others

Phrasal Verbs

101 3.5

Start to control a group or situation and lead others

12 3.5

To connect a battery or device to electricity so it has power

to charge up
  • Informal
7 4.8

To make people feel excited and ready to act

4 7.0

To enjoy something and feel excited by it

Plug a phone into a charger to make the battery work again

To accept responsibility for and control someone or something

1 4.1

To move quickly and forcefully forward across a playing field in sports to try to score

Compounds

75 4.7

A formal claim in court that someone killed another person

14 3.2

A card that lets you buy things and must be paid in full each month

electric charge
  • Specialized
14 3.9

A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative

8 3.9

An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink

explosive charge
  • Specialized
7 4.2

An amount of material placed to blow up at one time

An extra amount added to a bill to pay for the staff who served you

depth charge
  • Specialized
6 8.1

A bomb that explodes underwater at a set depth to destroy submarines

An account at a store that lets you buy now and pay later

positive charge
  • Specialized
4 3.9

An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons

negative charge
  • Specialized
4 4.1

A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon

3 5.4

A written list of charges and arrests at a police station

electrostatic charge
  • Specialized
2 6.2

A buildup of electricity on the surface of an object that does not let it move

2 9.0

A diplomat who acts as head of an embassy when the ambassador is away

A fee you pay to enter a place or event

dynamite charge
  • Specialized
1 6.1

An amount of dynamite set to explode and break rock or buildings

charge plate
  • Archaic
1 8.4

A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods

ionic charge
  • Specialized
1 5.7

The electric charge an atom has after it gains or loses electrons

A small fee for packing and sending an order

A fee paid for a plane landing, take-off, parking, or use of passenger areas at an airport

Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready

fixed charge
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A regular payment that does not change when business changes, like rent or insurance

carrying charge
  • Specialized
1 6.8

The cost of keeping goods or assets in storage over time

carrying charge
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A fee charged for keeping an unpaid balance on an account

charge unit
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A standard amount used to measure electric charge, like the coulomb

A fee you pay for returning a rented car to a different place

1 5.1

The total electric charge in a closed system stays the same

1 8.9

An explosive inside a bomb or shell that breaks it open

A mass attack, especially by Japanese soldiers in World War II, where they rush the enemy while shouting 'banzai'

depreciation charge
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An amount companies record each year as an expense to show equipment loses value

1 7.5

A payment plan that lets you keep owing money and pay over time

1 9.2

A soldier who stays on duty after hours to deal with problems and visitors

1 3.5

An amount of money residents pay regularly to cover shared building costs like cleaning and repairs

A way to buy now at a shop and pay later up to a set limit you can repay anytime

The cost for each item or unit used

9.9

A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons

8.7

A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship

7.0

A tax on products harmful to the environment to make people use them less

How Expensive

to overcharge
24 3.4
to charge
578 2.0

Surface Forms

charge infinitive
charged past
charged past participle
charging present participle
charges third person singular

Etymology

Charge first meant 'to load', as when you put goods on a cart, a sense still seen in cargo. To charge someone for goods or services is to 'place' a cost on them, so you ask them to pay money.