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charge noun

  /t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/ , /t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/
  • (military) A ground attack against a prepared enemy.
  • (electromagnetism, chemistry, physics, countable, uncountable) An electric charge.
  • A load or burden; cargo.
  • An instruction.
  • (firearms) A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a cartridge.
 charge
  • The amount of money levied for a service.
 frais
  • An accusation by a person or organization.
  • An accusation.
 chef d’accusation, chef d’inculpation
  • (heraldry) An image displayed on an escutcheon.
 meuble

charge verb

  /t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/ , /t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/
  • To call to account; to challenge.
 charger, créditer
  • (transitive) To assign (a debit) to an account.
  • (transitive) To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.
  • (transitive) To cause to take on an electric charge.
  • (intransitive) To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
 charger
  • (transitive, criminal law, police) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
 accuser, charger
  • To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.
  • (transitive, of a, hunting dog) To lie on the belly and be still. (A command given by a hunter to a dog)
 armer, charger
  • (cricket, of a, batsman) To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as they deliver the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.
 armer, charger, s'élancer

charged

chargé

charging noun

  /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/ , /ˈt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒɪŋ/ , [ˈt͡ʃaɹd͡ʒɪŋ] , [ˈt͡ʃaːd͡ʒɪŋ]
  • (countable) An act or process of charging (as of a battery).
 charge
charged off
amorti
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