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charge
What does charge mean?
charge (verb): demand payment.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use charge in a sentence?
- Will I get charged for this service? (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce charge?
/tʃɑɹdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does charge come from?
From Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricō (“to load”), from Latin carrus (“a car, wagon”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of charge?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “charge”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “charge” mean?
put on clothes
Not quite: that's what dress means.
set up for use
Not quite: that's what install means.
demand payment
Right! That's what “charge” means.
have in common
Not quite: that's what share means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “charge”?
give
Not quite: give means something else.
show
Not quite: show means something else.
bill
Right!
feel
Not quite: feel means something else.
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