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Antonyms for charges

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : chahrj
Phonetic Transcription : tʃɑrdʒ

Definition of charges

Origin :
  • early 13c., "to load, fill," from Old French chargier "to load, burden, weigh down," from Late Latin carricare "to load a wagon or cart," from Latin carrus "wagon" (see car). Senses of "entrust," "command," "accuse" all emerged in Middle English and were found in Old French. Sense of "rush in to attack" is 1560s, perhaps through earlier meaning of "load a weapon" (1540s). Related: Charged; charging. Chargé d'affaires was borrowed from French, 1767, literally "charged with affairs."
  • noun accusation
  • noun attack
  • noun burden
  • noun price asked for something
  • noun command
  • noun supervisory responsibility
  • verb accuse
  • verb attack
  • verb load, tax
  • verb order something done
  • verb ask a price
  • verb pay with credit card
Example sentences :
  • Aspasia was next called to answer the charges brought against her.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The attendants are exceedingly civil, and charges regulated by a tariff.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • She charges ten francs to other people, but seven francs to artistes.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Now to the charges which malice and misrepresentation have brought against me.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • If he say, 'They may have also other charges,' reply, 'Our conscience forbids.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
  • Two or three years passed by, and one by one her charges departed from her.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 » by Various
  • Can you conjecture, Madonna, what are these charges to which my letter vaguely alludes?
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • At length the bill was called for, and the charges declared to be enormous.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various
  • Charges of that simony are common; conclusive proof there is none.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for charges

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