chargeable

[ chahr-juh-buhl ]

/ ˈtʃɑr dʒə bəl /

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adjective

that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.

liable to be accused or held responsible; indictable: He was held chargeable for the theft.

liable to become a charge on the public.

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Origin of chargeable

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at charge, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM chargeable

charge·a·ble·ness, charge·a·bil·i·ty, nouncharge·a·bly, adverbnon·charge·a·ble, adjectiveun·charge·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby chargeable

Chardzhou, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Chargaff, charge, chargeable, chargeable asset, chargeable transfer, charge account, charge-a-plate, chargeback

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How to use chargeable in a sentence

Less attention has been given to whether the nonviolent misdemeanor offenses for which they initially came into contact with law enforcement should be chargeable in the first place.
A New Study Reveals that Not Prosecuting People for Nonviolent Misdemeanors May Actually Reduce Crime|Amanda Agan, Jennifer Doleac and Anna Harvey|May 4, 2021|Time
Any emergency radio worth its salt should be chargeable via hand crank or solar panel once its primary battery source is exhausted.
Emergency radios for unpredictable times|PopSci Commerce Team|March 1, 2021|Popular-Science
Man by nature is degraded, because he is chargeable with original and actual sin, and because he wills not to obey God.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The saddest fault he is chargeable with, his abandonment of Angela, has been already committed.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various

In the broadest interpretation, sales costs include every expense properly chargeable to the sale of goods.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
The expression “contributory place” means a place other than a parish chargeable with special expenses.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various
I am not a man that would be chargeable or a dishonour to those who nominated me to my employment.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius|Jean Lvesque de Burigny

British Dictionary definitions for chargeable

chargeable

/ (ˈtʃɑːdʒəbəl) /

adjective

charged or liable to be charged

liable to result in a legal charge

Derived forms of chargeable

chargeableness or chargeability, nounchargeably, adverb

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chargeable

Origin of chargeable

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