charge
charge
ʧɑrʤ
chaarj
/ʧɑːdʒ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "charge"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ–āϰāϚ, āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ

the sum of money that needs to be payed for a thing or service
charge definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
What is the hourly charge for using the conference room?
āĻ•āύāĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ āϰ⧁āĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϤ?
02

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—, āĻĻā§‹āώāĻžāϰ⧋āĻĒ

an accusation against a person who is on trial
charge definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The charge against him was serious, involving a significant amount of evidence.
03

a sudden, forceful movement or rush toward a person, place, or thing

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bull made a sudden charge toward the fence.
04

āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ, āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ

the physical property in matter that causes it to experience a force in an electromagnetic field
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Opposite charges attract each other, while like charges repel.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāϕ⧇ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāĻ•āχ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
05

care or management indicating responsibility for the safety of someone or something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The lifeguard assumed charge of the swimming pool.
06

a task or duty given to a person or group

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team accepted the charge to organize the festival.
07

a person placed under someone's care or protection

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher guided her charges through the science experiment.
08

a measured amount of explosive intended to be detonated at once

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Miners carefully placed each charge in the tunnel.
09

(in heraldry) a design, symbol, or image depicted on a shield

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The family crest featured several charges, including a cross and a sword.
10

a formal instruction or order to perform a specific action

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The judge gave a clear charge to the jury.
11

the sudden release of stored emotional or energetic force

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Winning the race gave him a charge of adrenaline.
12

the emotional energy invested in an idea, object, or person

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dream carried a charge linked to unresolved conflicts.
13

āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ

the total amount of stored battery energy available to power a device or vehicle until depletion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The Lucid Air boasts 800 km on a single charge.
āϞ⧁āϏāĻŋāĻĄ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ-āĻ 800 āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
01

āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĢāĻŋ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to ask a person to pay a certain amount of money in return for a product or service
Intransitive: to charge for a product or service
to charge definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Some online platforms charge for premium features.
āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĢāĻŋ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧ.
02

āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to attack violently and suddenly in a battle
Transitive: to charge an enemy
to charge definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soldiers bravely charged the enemy's position despite heavy artillery fire.
āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āφāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻā§‹āώāĻžāϰ⧋āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to officially accuse someone of an offense
Transitive: to charge sb | to charge sb with an offense
to charge definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Law enforcement officers may charge individuals with trespassing if they enter restricted areas.
āφāχāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to fill an electronic device with energy
Transitive: to charge an electronic device
to charge definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The solar panels on the roof charge the batteries during the day, providing power for the house at night.
āĻ›āĻžāĻĻ⧇ āϏ⧌āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to rush somewhere with speed and force
Intransitive: to charge somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He charged down the stairs, eager to catch the bus before it left.
āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻž āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āϛ⧁āĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to give someone a specific duty, responsibility, or task to manage or carry out
Transitive: to charge sb with a responsibility
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was charged with ensuring the project was completed on time and within budget.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāĻœā§‡āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻā§‹āώāĻžāϰ⧋āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accuse someone of wrongdoing or misbehavior
Transitive: to charge sb with a wrongdoing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager charged the staff with neglecting their duties during the busy season.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŽā§ŒāϏ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ…āĻŦāĻšā§‡āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāĻĢāϕ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āώ⧀ āϏāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻā§‹āώāĻžāϰ⧋āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a claim or statement accusing someone of wrongdoing
Transitive: to charge that
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Critics charged that the new law would infringe on citizens' privacy rights.
āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āφāχāύāϟāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻ—āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϞāĻ™ā§āϘāύ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
09

āĻ­āϰāĻžāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to fill or load something to its maximum capacity or to a specified level
Transitive: to charge a container
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He charged the cart with firewood for the winter.
āϏ⧇ āĻļā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ  āĻ­āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause the buildup or accumulation of an electrical charge on or within an object
Transitive: to charge sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist used a generator to charge the conductor with static electricity.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϟāϰāϕ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻœā§‡āύāĻžāϰ⧇āϟāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to fill or saturate something completely with a particular quality, feeling, or energy
Transitive: to charge sb/sth with a quality or feeling
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The speech was charged with emotion, causing many to tear up.
āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻžāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻĒ⧁āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āϕ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‹āϖ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āϚāϞ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϰ⧋āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assign or attribute the responsibility, guilt, or blame for something to a person or cause
Transitive: to charge sth to a cause
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They charged the accident to his lack of experience on the job.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϘāϟāύāĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to set or demand a specific price for a product or service
Transitive: to charge a price
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The boutique charged high-end prices for designer clothes.
āĻŦ⧁āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻšā§āϚ-āĻļ⧇āώ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āϧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to give a strong, authoritative order or instruction
Ditransitive: to charge sb to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The leader, with a serious expression, charged the group to focus on the mission.
āύ⧇āϤāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āϤāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻš, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāύ⧇ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒāϕ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to load or prepare equipment by adding the necessary materials or components required for its operation
Transitive: to charge a tool or machine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The technician charged the reactor to begin the reaction.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āϰāĻŋāĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϟāϰāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϤāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to give formal instructions to a jury regarding the law and its application
Transitive: to charge a jury
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The judge charged the jury on how to evaluate conflicting testimonies.
āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāĻ• āϜ⧁āϰāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to stir up strong feelings of excitement, agitation, or energy in someone
Transitive: to charge sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The speaker 's passionate words charged the audience, inspiring them to take action.
āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻļā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a hunting dog) to lie down as instructed, typically during a hunt or training session
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dog was trained to charge at the signal.
āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĄā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to record or assign a debit entry to an account
Transitive: to charge a cost to an account
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When you pay with a debit card, the cost is automatically charged to your bank account.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĄā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āϤāĻ–āύ āĻ–āϰāϚāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻ• āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

chargeable
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