B1 noun
charge
/tʃɑːdʒ/
- Meaning
- the price asked for something; an official accusation; or control ('in charge')
- Example
- "There's a small charge for delivery."
- Similar & related words
- feecostpriceaccusationcharge (verb)in chargefree of charge
- How to use it
- As a noun, "charge" usually appears with an article (a/an/the) or a possessive. Try counting how many times you can use it in one sentence about your own life, then write one sentence about yesterday.
- Common mistake
- 'In charge of' = responsible for. 'Under charge' doesn't exist — and 'free of charge' is the idiom for 'free'.