charge

Everyday

1. To charge is to ask money for something. A charge is the price or fee. tree →
2. To charge a phone or battery is to fill it with electric power. tree →
3. To charge is to run hard straight at something, like a bull charging. tree →
4. To be in charge is to be the one who leads and decides. tree →
5. To charge someone with a crime is to say officially that they did it. tree →

In the lessons

maths: a price or a fee, often per hour or per item (cost = rate × units, plus a fixed charge); science: electric charge, a battery charging up, positive and negative charges; everyday life: phones and tablets need charging, a delivery charge, «free of charge» means it costs nothing; school: the teacher is in charge of the class; stories: knights charge into battle, an angry bull charges

Examples

• The shop charges 5 dollars an hour. tree →
• They charge 2 dollars per bag. tree →
• There is a 3 dollar delivery charge. tree →
• Her phone charges 10 percent every 15 minutes. tree →
• Entry to the museum is free of charge. tree →
• Ms Lee is in charge of the school trip. tree →
• Plug in the tablet so it can charge overnight. tree →
• The bull charged at the gate. tree →
• Rubbing a balloon gives it an electric charge. tree →
• A snap too much and the bulls will charge. tree →

Note

A price per unit: cost = rate × units, plus a fixed charge. Trap: a one-time charge is added once, not per item. «Free of charge» = 0 dollars. «In charge of» means leading, not paying. Safety: do not leave a phone charging on your bed.

In Jewish tradition

To charge is to give a solemn command. A "charge" is a duty that has been assigned, such as the work of the priests and Levites. It can also mean an office or a trust that another may take over.

Interpretation. To "keep God's charge" means to do what he asks. The Levites had the charge of looking after the tabernacle. The psalm asks that another take the wicked man's charge, meaning his office.

Examples

• And Moses charged the people the same day, saying: (Torah DEU.27.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.' (Torah NUM.8.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.' (Torah GEN.26.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• And I charged Baruch before them, saying: (Prophets JER.32.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who gave Him a charge over the earth? (Writings JOB.34.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let his days be few; let another take his charge. (Writings PSA.109.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A price per unit: cost = rate × units, plus a fixed charge. Trap: a one-time charge is added once, not per item. «Free of charge» = 0 dollars. «In charge of» means leading, not paying. Safety: do not leave a phone charging on your bed.