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charge

 
 
/tʃɑːdʒ/ noun

Translation

MONEY [C, U] the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or a service
ücret, fiyat, tutar
bank charges There's no charge for children under 14. He repaired the computer free of charge (= it did not cost anything).1421
be in charge to be the person who has control of or is responsible for someone or something
sorumlu olmak, mesul/yetkili olmak
She's in charge of a team of 20 people. Who's in charge of organizing the music for the party?186911771874
take charge to take control of or make yourself responsible for something
kontrolünü üslenmek, sorumluluğu yüklenmek
I was happy to let her take charge of paying all the bills.18691877
CRIME [C] a formal police statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
resmi polis ithamı, suçlama tutanağı, belgesi
to bring/press charges She was arrested on charges of theft and forgery.6911172
ACCUSE [C] when you accuse someone of something
suçlama, itham
This is a serious charge to make against your colleagues.6911172
ELECTRICITY [C, U] the amount of electricity that an electrical device has in it or that a substance has in it1314
ATTACK [C] an attack in which people or animals run forward suddenly
saldırı, hücum, atılma
16132229708
reverse the charges UK ( US call collect) to make a telephone call that is paid for by the person who receives it
ödemeli arama
→ See also service charge1219
(Definition of charge noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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