I.
noun
1 price asked for sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy , high
▪ nominal , reasonable , small
▪ minimum
▪ fixed , standard
▪ total
▪ annual , daily , etc.
▪ standing ( BrE )
▪
There is a quarterly standing ~.
▪ additional , extra
▪ bank ( esp. BrE ), commission , handling , interest
▪ maintenance , service
▪ delivery , shipping ( esp. AmE )
▪ admission , call , call-out ( BrE ), cover , hire ( BrE ), prescription ( BrE )
VERB + CHARGE
▪ impose , introduce , levy , make
▪
We make a small ~ for wrapping your gift.
▪ waive
▪
They agreed to waive the delivery ~s.
▪ incur
▪
All changes will incur a ~.
▪ pay
▪ increase
▪ reduce
▪ reverse the ~s (= when telephoning) ( BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ at a ~
▪
This service is available at a nominal ~.
▪ for a ~
▪
The hotel operates a bus service to the beach for a small ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
There is no ~ for this service.
▪ ~ on
▪
a ~ on company profits
PHRASES
▪ free of ~ (= without any charge)
▪
The company will deliver free of ~.
2 official statement accusing sb of a crime
ADJECTIVE
▪ grave , heavy ( esp. AmE ), serious
▪ lesser , reduced
▪
He was found guilty on a reduced ~ of assault.
▪ baseless , false , trumped-up
▪ civil , criminal , disciplinary , felony ( AmE ), misdemeanor ( AmE )
▪ assault , conspiracy , corruption , drug ( esp. AmE ), drugs ( esp. BrE ), fraud , murder , etc.
VERB + CHARGE
▪ bring , file , lay , level , make , pursue
▪
Police have brought a ~ of dangerous driving against the man.
▪ drop , withdraw
▪ answer , face
▪
She is almost certain to face criminal ~s.
▪ avoid
▪
The company has managed to avoid criminal ~s in this case.
▪ admit
▪
He has admitted the murder ~.
▪ deny , dismiss , dispute ( esp. AmE ), rebut ( esp. AmE ), refute , reject
▪
The prime minister dismissed the ~ that he had misled Parliament.
▪ fabricate , trump up
▪
He accused the government of fabricating the ~s for political reasons.
▪ investigate
▪ settle (only used with charges ) ( AmE )
▪
The company agreed to pay $20 million to settle insider-trading ~s.
▪ prove , substantiate
▪
The ~s will be difficult to prove.
▪ dismiss , throw out
▪
The court dismissed the ~ against him.
CHARGE + VERB
▪ allege sth
▪
new ~s alleging the misuse of funds
CHARGE + NOUN
▪ sheet ( BrE )
▪
At the police station a ~ sheet was made out.
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
She appeared in court on ~s of kidnapping and assault.
▪ without ~
▪
to be detained/held/released without ~
▪ ~ against
▪
The ~s against you have been dropped.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of armed robbery
▪ ~ related to , ~ relating to
▪
~s relating to the embezzlement of public funds
PHRASES
▪ bring ~s (against sb) , prefer ~s (against sb) ( BrE ), press ~s (against sb)
▪
Many victims of crime are reluctant to press ~s against their attackers.
3 control
ADJECTIVE
▪ overall
▪
The conductor has overall ~ of the train.
▪ personal
▪
She took personal ~ of the files.
▪ sole
▪
Stephen will take sole ~ for the time being.
▪ temporary ( BrE )
VERB + CHARGE
▪ have
▪ take
▪
We need somebody to take ~ of the financial side.
▪ place sb in , put sb in
▪
John has been put in ~ of marketing.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ (of sb/sth)
▪
I need to feel more in ~ of my life.
▪ in sb's ~ , under sb's ~
▪
The child is under my ~ until her mother returns.
4 sudden attack
ADJECTIVE
▪ baton ( BrE ), cavalry
▪
They were driven back by a police baton ~.
VERB + CHARGE
▪ lead
▪
Young people are leading the ~ to clean up the city.
▪
Allen led the ~, but could they get a goal back?
II.
verb
1 ask sb to pay money
ADVERB
▪ directly
VERB + CHARGE
▪ be entitled to , be free to , have a right to
▪
Companies are free to ~ whatever they like for their services.
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
Research and development expenditure is ~d against profits in the year it is incurred.
▪ at
▪
Calls will be ~d at 90 cents a minute.
▪ for
▪
We don't ~ for delivery.
▪ on
▪
The bank ~s a commission on all foreign currency transactions.
▪ to
▪
The cost is ~d directly to the profit and loss account.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth to sb's account
▪
€50 will be ~d to your account.
2 make an official accusation
ADVERB
▪ formally
▪ jointly ( BrE )
▪
The teenagers were jointly ~d with attempted murder.
PREPOSITION
▪ in connection with
▪
A man has been ~d in connection with the attack.
▪ with
▪
She has not yet been formally ~d with the crime.
3 rush/attack
ADVERB
▪ headlong
▪ blindly
▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
The children were all charging around outside.
▪ in , out
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
I was worried that the animal might ~ at us.
▪ down
▪
I heard the sound of feet charging down the stairs.
▪ forward , into
▪
She ~d into the room.
▪ out of , through , towards/toward
▪
The rhino ~d headlong towards/toward us.
▪ up
Charge is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bank , ↑ critic , ↑ elephant , ↑ indictment , ↑ police
Charge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ battery , ↑ cellphone , ↑ commission , ↑ defendant , ↑ fare , ↑ fee , ↑ interest , ↑ mobile phone , ↑ penalty , ↑ premium , ↑ price , ↑ rate , ↑ rent , ↑ royalty , ↑ sum , ↑ supplement , ↑ suspect , ↑ tax , ↑ toll , ↑ tuition