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/
Korean meaning: 요금을 청구하다, 값을 매기다
Korean pronunciation: 차지 (강세: 차지)
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 mechanic charges the customer for the car repair service
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The larger the barge, the more they charge!
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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.
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“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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