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chargeable

chargeable

4.6
Able to have a cost added to it or to receive electricity
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃɑrdʒəbl/
translation icon : recargable
  • The cost of this, yet to be ascertained, will be chargeable to your confiscated estate.
  • USB-chargeable

Examples

  • New York Legal replied with a formal opinion, at ten thousand dollars, chargeable to Coudert's budget (which infuriated him) and pointed out that Coudert couldn't fire Quaid merely because he was peculiar.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • This portable speaker is chargeable via a standard USB cable for added convenience.

  • But it's USBUSBUSB, it's USB chargeable and it comes with a little stand.

  • You have moving magnetically chargeable metals.

  • Last year, a surfer was sent—at the cost of a gigawatt of energy, chargeable to this agency's budget—to the Imperial Chinese People's Republic in 2041.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The hotel requires a chargeable deposit for using the conference room facilities.

  • Many smartphones are chargeable using a wireless charging pad, easing the hassle of tangled cords.

Synonyms

payable
vschargeable
  • Formal
16 4.1

Money that is owed and must be paid by a set date

is about potential to incur a fee rather than being required now
billable
vschargeable
  • Specialized
10 4.0

Work or hours that can be charged to a client

covers broader cases including legal liability and electrical energy

Surface Forms

chargeable positive

Morphology

chargeable = charge (transparent) = charge + able

Regular derivation from 'charge' with '-able' meaning 'capable of being charged' (payment or electrical context), which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Chargeable comes from charge ('to put a load or energy') plus -able ('able to be'). So something chargeable can receive a charge, for example a fee or electric power.