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Definition
charge1 Show phoneticsnoun
1 MONEY [C,U] the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or a service
bank charges
There's no charge for children under 14.
He repaired the computer free of charge (= it did not cost anything).
2
She's in charge of a team of 20 people.
Who's in charge of organizing the music for the party?
3
I was happy to let her take charge of paying all the bills.
4 CRIME [C] a formal police statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
to bring/press charges
She was arrested on charges of theft and forgery.
5 ACCUSE [C] when you accuse someone of something
This is a serious charge to make against your colleagues.
6 ATTACK [C] an attack in which people or animals run forward suddenly
7 to make a telephone call that is paid for by the person who receives it
