charge
verb (used with object)
to impose or ask as a price or fee.
chargés
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pluralof chargé.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
chargeverb (used with object)to impose or ask as a price or fee.
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Residents are posting bills they call “outrageous,” “insane” and “extremely crazy” as charges for summer use continue to hit mailboxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Look for banks that allow you to receive Social Security payments abroad without service charges or foreign transaction fees.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Diesel is a major input for trucking, agriculture, construction and industrial activity, meaning elevated prices can feed into freight charges and the cost of moving goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The actor, known for “The West Wing” and “Thirtysomething,” has pleaded not guilty to those charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Over one thousand Panthers were jailed, many on false charges, as a result of informants, perpetual surveillance, and other law enforcement tactics that would later become defining features of the War on Drugs.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
He said France and other EU countries are thinking about “having a common site to several European countries where our ambassadors or chargés d’affaires can be present” in Afghanistan.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2021
In some countries, high-ranking government officials will not meet with anyone short of a formal U.S. ambassador, shunning the chargés d’affaires who have taken over in the interim.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021
His salary was unprovided for; and there was no way of remedying this important omission, but by giving him place in the diplomatic service bill, among chargés d'affaires, envoys extraordinary, and ministers plenipotentiary.
From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Daniel Webster
The allowance of a quarter's salary to ministers and chargés d'affaires to defray their expenses home.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 3: Andrew Jackson, 1st term by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
Claims for outfits and salaries by chargés d'affaires and secretaries of legation who have not been appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 3: Andrew Jackson, 1st term by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
