charge

standing

Your electricity bill includes a monthly standing charge even if you use no power.

impose, introduce, levy, make

The restaurant decided to introduce a charge for delivery orders placed online.

waive

The hotel decided to waive the delivery charge for orders over fifty dollars.

incur

If you return the item late, you will incur an additional charge.

at a ~

The museum offers admission at a small charge for children under twelve.

for a ~

The museum offers guided tours for a small charge during weekends.

~ for

The hotel doesn't make any charge for late checkout if you call ahead.

~ on

The bank placed a charge on my account for the late payment.

lesser, reduced

The prosecutor agreed to drop the more serious charges in exchange for a guilty plea to a lesser charge.

bring, file, lay, level, make

The lawyer decided to file a charge of fraud against the company last month.

answer, face

The manager had to answer charges of misusing company funds.

admit

She finally admitted the theft charge after the evidence was presented in court.

deny, dismiss, refute, reject

The defendant denied the charge of stealing from the store.

fabricate, trump up

The lawyer argued that the police had trumped up the charges to make their case stronger.

prove, substantiate

The police struggled to substantiate the charges against the suspect without more evidence.

dismiss, throw out

The judge decided to dismiss the charge after the witness admitted she had lied.

allege sth

The police filed charges alleging that he had stolen money from the store.

sheet

The officer filed a charge sheet listing all the crimes the suspect committed.

on a/the ~

The man was arrested on a charge of stealing from the supermarket.

without ~

The police questioned the suspect for hours without charge before letting him go.

~ against

The police filed serious corruption charges against the former mayor last week.

~ of

She was arrested on a charge of theft after the police found stolen jewelry in her apartment.

~ relating to

The company faced serious charges relating to safety violations at their factory.

bring/prefer/press charges (against sb)

The police decided to bring charges against the driver after the serious accident.

overall

My manager has overall charge of the marketing department and makes all the final decisions.

personal

The manager decided to take personal charge of the new project after the problems started.

sole

After her manager left, Maria took sole charge of the entire department.

take

My older sister took charge of organizing the family reunion last summer.

place/put sb in

My manager placed me in charge of organizing the office party last month.

in ~ (of sb/sth)

After the manager left, Sarah was in charge of the entire restaurant for the evening.

in/under sb's ~

My assistant takes charge of all the office emails while I'm away on vacation.

baton, cavalry

The cavalry charge across the battlefield scattered the enemy forces in all directions.

lead

The general led the charge up the hill toward the enemy position.

sound

The trumpet sounded the charge as the soldiers ran forward into battle.

be entitled to, be free to, have a right to

Restaurants are entitled to charge extra for tables on the terrace.

against

The company charged the repair costs against this year's budget.

at

The hotel charges at €150 per night for a double room.

for

The restaurant doesn't charge for tap water.

on

The hotel puts an extra charge on room service orders after midnight.

to

The hotel charged the broken lamp to our room bill at the end of our stay.

jointly

The two friends were jointly charged with vandalizing the school property last month.

in connection with

Three teenagers were charged in connection with the theft at the shopping mall last month.

with

The police charged him with stealing from the supermarket last month.