charge
/tʃɑːdʒ/ verbDefinition
ASK TO PAY [I, T] › to ask someone to pay an amount of money for something, especially for an activity or a service: [+ two objects] They are going to charge motorists a tax to drive into the city centre. How much do you charge for delivery?
ACCUSE [T] › If the police charge someone, they accuse them officially of a crime: [often passive] He was charged with assault.
ATTACK [I, T] › to attack someone or something by moving forward quickly: The bull looked as if it was about to charge.
charge around/into/through, etc › to run from one place to another: The children charged around the house.
ELECTRICITY [I, T] › to put electricity into something
(Definition of charge verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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