charge — to ask for money as a price for something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to ask for money as a price for something
Pronunciation (IPA): /tʃɑːrdʒ/
Example Sentences
- My laptop died because I forgot to charge it, just like my motivation on Monday mornings.
- The restaurant doesn't charge extra for their terrible service - it comes free with every meal!
- Who's in charge of keeping the office plants alive? Because they're staging a protest by turning brown.
charge
VERB[/tʃɑːrdʒ/]
to ask for money as a price for something
The restaurant charged customers for each meal.
The battery charged fully overnight. (POWER + FILL = CHARGE → to fill something with energy, electricity, or power)
A full charge gives your device power at large.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'charger' meaning 'to load or burden', derived from Late Latin 'carrica' meaning 'wagon' or 'cart'. The sense of 'asking for payment' developed from the idea of 'loading' a debt onto someone.
Breakdown
charge (from Old French charger < Late Latin carrica meaning wagon/cart) - no productive morphemes in Modern English; functions as a simple root word
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📝Examples
“My laptop died because I forgot to charge it, just like my motivation on Monday mornings.”
“The restaurant doesn't charge extra for their terrible service - it comes free with every meal!”
“Who's in charge of keeping the office plants alive? Because they're staging a protest by turning brown.”
“The company will charge a 5% processing fee for online transactions.”
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