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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
charge
/t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/
verb1 of 2
to ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- “Parking in the car park is completely free of charge.”Tatoeba
- “He was in charge of maintenance at the chocolate factory.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
The amount of money levied for a service.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)