charge

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The amount of money asked for goods or services.

   There is a small charge for delivery.

2. 2
   noun

   An official statement that someone has committed a crime.

   He was arrested on a charge of theft.

3. 3
   noun

   A fast, forceful rush towards someone or something.

   The soldiers led a charge against the enemy.

4. 4
   noun

   A person who is in someone else's care.

   The teacher led her charges across the road.

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Simplified etymology

Charge, recorded in Middle English, ultimately derives from Latin carro or carricare, meaning “to load.” The same Latin source also lies behind career, carriage, carry, and chariot.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Late Latin carrus Late Latin -ico Late Latin carricō Late Latin carricāre Old French chargierder. Middle English chargen English charge From Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricō (“to load”), from Latin carrus (“a car, wagon”); see car. Doublet of cargo.

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