Charges: meaning, definitions and examples
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charges
[ ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪz ]
legal
The formal accusation of a criminal offense, typically presented by a grand jury and usually required for a defendant to stand trial.
Synonyms
accusation, allegation, indictment
Examples of usage
- He was arrested on charges of theft and assault.
- The charges against the suspect were dropped due to lack of evidence.
financial
The amount of money that is asked for goods or services.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- There will be additional charges for extra luggage on the flight.
- The phone company added extra charges to my bill without notifying me.
Translations
Translations of the word "charges" in other languages:
🇵🇹 acusações
- encargos
- cobranças
🇮🇳 आरोप
- शुल्क
- प्रभार
🇩🇪 Anklagen
- Gebühren
- Belastungen
🇮🇩 tuduhan
- biaya
- muatan
🇺🇦 звинувачення
- плата
- збори
🇵🇱 oskarżenia
- opłaty
- ładunki
🇯🇵 告発
- 料金
- 負担
🇫🇷 accusations
- frais
- charges
🇪🇸 acusaciones
- cargos
- cargas
🇹🇷 suçlamalar
- ücretler
- yükler
🇰🇷 기소
- 요금
- 부담
🇸🇦 اتهامات
- رسوم
- أعباء
🇨🇿 obvinění
- poplatky
- náklady
🇸🇰 obvinenia
- poplatky
- náklady
🇨🇳 指控
- 费用
- 负担
🇸🇮 obtožbe
- stroški
- obremenitve
🇮🇸 ákærur
- gjöld
- hleðslur
🇰🇿 айыптаулар
- төлемдер
- жүктемелер
🇬🇪 ბრალდებები
- გადასახადები
- დატვირთვები
🇦🇿 ittihamlar
- ödənişlər
- yüklər
🇲🇽 acusaciones
- cargos
- cargas
Word origin
The word 'charges' originated from Middle English, derived from Old French 'charger', from Late Latin 'carricare' meaning 'to load, burden'. The legal sense of 'accusation' dates back to the 17th century, while the financial sense of 'cost' or 'fee' has been in use since the 18th century.
See also: chargeable, charged, charger, charging, decharging, discharge, overcharge, recharge, supercharger, surcharge.