Idioms for charge

    in charge,
    1. in command; having supervisory power.
    2. British. under arrest; in or into the custody of the police.
    in charge of,
    1. having the care or supervision of: She is in charge of two libraries.
    2. Also in the charge of. under the care or supervision of: The books are in the charge of the accounting office.

Origin of charge

1175–1225; 1950–55 for def 39; (v.) Middle English chargen < Anglo-French, Old French charg(i)er < Late Latin carricāre to load a wagon, equivalent to carr(us) wagon (see car1) + -icā- v. suffix. + -re infinitive ending; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR charge

5 assault.
27 See price.
30 onslaught, assault.
32 commission, trust.
33 management.
37 indictment, imputation, allegation.
44 cargo, freight.

OTHER WORDS FROM charge

charge·less, adjective self-charg·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH charge

accuse allege charge

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British Dictionary definitions for charging

charge
/ (tʃɑːdʒ) /

verb

noun

Word Origin for charge

C13: from Old French chargier to load, from Late Latin carricāre; see carry

Scientific definitions for charging

charge
[ chärj ]

A fundamental property of the elementary particles of which matter is made that gives rise to attractive and repulsive forces. There are two kinds of charge: color charge and electric charge. See more at color charge electric charge.
The amount of electric charge contained in an object, particle, or region of space.

Idioms and Phrases with charging

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