Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [chahrj]
- /tʃɑrdʒ/
- /tʃɑːdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chahrj]
- /tʃɑrdʒ/
Definitions of charging word
- verb with object charging to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves. 1
- verb with object charging to impose on or ask of (someone) a price or fee: He didn't charge me for it. 1
- verb with object charging to defer payment for (a purchase) until a bill is rendered by the creditor: The store let me charge the coat. 1
- verb with object charging to hold liable for payment; enter a debit against. 1
- verb with object charging to attack by rushing violently against: The cavalry charged the enemy. 1
- verb with object charging to accuse formally or explicitly (usually followed by with): They charged him with theft. 1
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Origin of charging
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
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.
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Parts of speech for Charging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
charging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
charging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for charging
noun charging
- ukase — (in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- loading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- decree — A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
adjective charging
- complaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
Antonyms for charging
noun charging
- discharging — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
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