tunnuskuvio — meaning in English

English meaning

• charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
• device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.

Senses

tunnuskuvio is used for these senses in English:

• charge (heraldry) An image displayed on an escutcheon.
• device (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.

charge — full definition

1. noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
2. noun A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
3. noun A sudden, forceful rush forward, especially in an attack.
4. verb To ask someone to pay a particular amount.
5. verb To formally accuse someone of a crime.

device — full definition

1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.

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