Idioms for charge
- in command; having supervisory power.
- British. under arrest; in or into the custody of the police.
- having the care or supervision of: She is in charge of two libraries.
- Also in the charge of. under the care or supervision of: The books are in the charge of the accounting office.
in charge,
in charge of,
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM charge
charge·less, adjective self-charg·ing, adjectiveWords nearby charge
Example sentences from the Web for charging
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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