charge

The word “charge” means an amount of money asked for a service or product. In plain terms, covers a fee for something, a formal criminal accusation, a forceful rush forward, or refilling a battery.

“Charge” is pronounced CHAHJ (/ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/ in IPA).

Here is “charge” used in a sentence: “There's a small charge for delivery.”

Depending on how it is used, “charge” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “charge” comes from Late Latin. From Old French chargier ("to load"), from Late Latin carricare, from Latin carrus ("a wagon") — the same root as "car" and "cargo".

“Charge” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Charge” has 7 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: an amount of money asked for a service or product.

The two overlap heavily. A charge is the amount asked for a particular product or service, while a fee is usually a fixed or official price for a service, membership, or professional work, like a lawyer's fee. In everyday use they are often interchangeable.

A charge is what a seller asks you to pay; a cost is what something takes to produce or what you end up spending. The charge is set by the provider, while cost describes the value from the buyer's or maker's side. They frequently refer to the same amount.

Common examples include a delivery charge added to an online order, a service charge on a restaurant bill, a cover charge to enter a venue, or a bank's charge for an overdraft. In each case, it is a specific amount asked in exchange for something.

No. In this sense it means a price asked for something, but charge has other meanings too, such as a formal accusation in law, a duty or responsibility, or storing electrical energy in a battery. Context makes clear which is meant; here it refers to money.