charge
verb (used with object)
to impose or ask as a price or fee.
has been charging
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present perfect progressiveof charge (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Tehran has been charging huge sums of money for some vessels to pass through.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
With power cuts and no fuel to operate generators, Adel Shaheen has been charging people's phones with his solar panels during daylight hours.
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2023
Several also balked at the $295-a-dose price Pfizer has been charging for the same RSV vaccine for seniors, called Abrysvo.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
In other words, Disney has been charging itself for the cost of keeping the district’s workers just a little bit happier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
I demand that you tell me what he has been charging me with!”
From The Fate of Felix Brand by Florence Finch Kelly
