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charge

Meaning of charge

demand payment

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British English/tə ˈtʃɑːdʒ/
American English/ˈtʃɑrdʒ/
Russian transcription[vzʲiˈmatʲ ˈplatu]
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charge - взимать плату
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charge usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Магазин в кампусе будет взимать плату с студентов за печать раздаточных материалов.

The campus shop will charge students for printing handouts.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Отель может взимать плату за поздний выезд.

The hotel might charge for a late check-out.

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charge belongs to the topic "Study Supplies". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

chargeвзимать плату
childребёнок
studentстудент
examэкзамен
homeworkдомашняя работа
gradeоценка
onlineонлайн

charge synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between charge / bill / ask for / collect / levy / take

🇬🇧English
charge

Basic neutral verb meaning to demand payment for goods or services.

B1Very Often

The hotel charges $20 for late checkout.

Отель взимает $20 за поздний выезд.

🇬🇧English

To send or present an invoice or statement requesting payment.

B1Very Often

The clinic billed me for the consultation.

Клиника выставила мне счёт за консультацию.

🇬🇧English

To request payment or a sum; softer and more polite than 'charge'.

B1Very Often

They asked for a small donation at the door.

Они попросили небольшое пожертвование у входа.

🇬🇧English

To gather money from people or to receive payments; broader than just charging.

B2Often

The organizer collected $10 from each participant.

Организатор собрал по $10 с каждого участника.

L
🇬🇧English
levy

Formal; to impose or collect (usually taxes, fees) by authority.

C1Rarely

The council levied a new tourist tax.

Совет ввёл новый туристический сбор.

🇬🇧English

Informal; can mean to accept or take payment but is ambiguous (also means to physically take).

B1Very Often

Do you take cards here?

Вы тут принимаете карты?

🇬🇧English

To place or apply (a charge, burden) often by authority; formal and sometimes negative.

C1Often

The government imposed a new environmental levy.

Правительство вводило новый экологический сбор.

🇬🇧English

To state that something is necessary; 'require payment' means payment is a condition or necessity.

B2Often

The service requires full payment in advance.

Обслуживание требует полной предоплаты.

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How to pronounce charge and what this word means

charge translation: взимать плату. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce charge

/tə ˈtʃɑːdʒ/

charge translation

взимать плату

charge examples

The campus shop will charge students for printing handouts.

charge transcription

/tə ˈtʃɑːdʒ/, /ˈtʃɑrdʒ/

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charge meaning: what does it mean?

demand payment

charge pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

charge is pronounced as /tə ˈtʃɑːdʒ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

charge definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The campus shop will charge students for printing handouts. Translation: Магазин в кампусе будет взимать плату с студентов за печать раздаточных материалов.

Is charge part of At the Hotel vocabulary?

Yes, charge (взимать плату) can be learned in the At the Hotel topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is charge part of Study Supplies vocabulary?

Yes, charge (взимать плату) can be learned in the Study Supplies topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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