Definition & Meaning of "charge"

an impetuous rush toward someone or something

an accusation against a person who is on trial

the physical property in matter that causes it to experience a force in an electromagnetic field

attention and management implying responsibility for safety

a special assignment that is given to a person or group

a person committed to your care

a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

request for payment of a debt

an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

the swift release of a store of affective force

(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object

financial liabilities (such as a tax)

move quickly and violently

assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

file a formal charge against

make an accusatory claim

enter a certain amount as a charge

energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge

cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on

poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing

saturate

attribute responsibility to

set or ask for a certain price

impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

instruct or command with authority

direct into a position for use

provide (a device) with something necessary

place a heraldic bearing on

instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

lie down on command, of hunting dogs

pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt

give over to another for care or safekeeping

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution