chargé

[ shahr-zhey, shahr-zhey; French shar-zhey ]

/ ʃɑrˈʒeɪ, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪ; French ʃarˈʒeɪ /

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noun, plural char·gés [shahr-zheyz, shahr-zheyz; French shar-zhey] /ʃɑrˈʒeɪz, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪz; French ʃarˈʒeɪ/.

a chargé d'affaires.

Words nearby chargé

charged, charged particle, chargeful, charger, chargrill, chargé, chargé d'affaires, chari, chari-nile, charidee, charily

Origin of chargé

by shortening

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British Dictionary definitions for chargé

charge

/ (tʃɑːdʒ) /

verb

to set or demand (a price)he charges too much for his services

(tr) to hold financially liable; enter a debit against

(tr) to enter or record as an obligation against a person or his account

(tr) to accuse or impute a fault to (a person, etc), as formally in a court of law

(tr) to command; place a burden upon or assign responsibility toI was charged to take the message to headquarters

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon (a person or thing)

(tr) to fill (a receptacle) with the proper or appropriate quantity

(often foll by up) to cause (an accumulator, capacitor, etc) to take or store electricity or (of an accumulator) to have electricity fed into it

to fill or suffuse or to be filled or suffused with matter by dispersion, solution, or absorptionto charge water with carbon dioxide

(tr) to fill or suffuse with feeling, emotion, etcthe atmosphere was charged with excitement

(tr) law (of a judge) to address (a jury) authoritatively

(tr) to load (a firearm)

(tr) to aim (a weapon) in position ready for use

(tr) heraldry to paint (a shield, banner, etc) with a charge

(intr) (of hunting dogs) to lie down at command

noun

a price charged for some article or service; cost

a financial liability, such as a tax

a debt or a book entry recording it

an accusation or allegation, such as a formal accusation of a crime in law

an onrush, attack, or assault
the call to such an attack in battle

custody or guardianship

a person or thing committed to someone's care

a cartridge or shell
the explosive required to discharge a firearm or other weapon
an amount of explosive material to be detonated at any one time

the quantity of anything that a receptacle is intended to hold

physics

the attribute of matter by which it responds to electromagnetic forces responsible for all electrical phenomena, existing in two forms to which the signs negative and positive are arbitrarily assigned
a similar property of a body or system determined by the extent to which it contains an excess or deficiency of electrons
a quantity of electricity determined by the product of an electric current and the time for which it flows, measured in coulombs
the total amount of electricity stored in a capacitor
the total amount of electricity held in an accumulator, usually measured in ampere-hoursSymbol: q, Q

a load or burden

a duty or responsibility; control

a command, injunction, or order

slang a thrill

law the address made by a judge to the jury at the conclusion of the evidence

heraldry a design, device, or image depicted on heraldic armsa charge of three lions

the solid propellant used in rockets, sometimes including the inhibitor

in charge in command

in charge of

having responsibility for
US under the care of

Word Origin for charge

C13: from Old French chargier to load, from Late Latin carricāre; see carry

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Science definitions for chargé

charge

[ chärj ]

A fundamental property of the elementary particles of which matter is made that gives rise to attractive and repulsive forces. There are two kinds of charge: color charge and electric charge. See more at color charge electric charge.

The amount of electric charge contained in an object, particle, or region of space.

Idioms and Phrases with chargé

charge

In addition to the idioms beginning with charge

charge off
charge up
charge with

also see:

carrying charge
get a bang (charge) out of
in charge
in charge of
take charge

chargé

noun, plural char·gés [shahr-zheyz, shahr-zheyz; French shar-zhey] /ʃɑrˈʒeɪz, ˈʃɑr ʒeɪz; French ʃarˈʒeɪ/.

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