charge

MONEY

B1the amount of money you have to pay for something

• There's no charge for children under five.
• Delivery is free of charge.

RESPONSIBILITY

B1responsibility for controlling or looking after something

• Who is in charge here?
• She took charge of the project.

CRIME

B2an official statement saying that someone has done something wrong

• He faces charges of theft.
• The police dropped the charges.

ELECTRICITY

B2the amount of electricity that something has in it

• My phone has no charge left.

ASK MONEY

B1to ask an amount of money for something

• They charged us €10 each to get in.
• How much do you charge for a haircut?

ACCUSE

B2to say officially that someone has done a crime

• He was charged with murder.

ELECTRICITY

B1to put electricity into a battery or phone

• I need to charge my phone.
• The car takes an hour to charge.

RUN

C1to run forward quickly, often to attack

• The crowd charged towards the gates.