charge (something) for something

charge (something) for something
charge (something) for something
to set a price in payment for something. •

You are charging too much for this.

You really shouldn't charge for it at all.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • charge something to something — {v.} 1. To place the blame on; make responsible for. * /John failed to win a prize, but he charged it to his lack of experience./ * /The coach charged the loss of the game to the team s disobeying his orders./ 2. To buy something on the credit of …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • charge something to something — {v.} 1. To place the blame on; make responsible for. * /John failed to win a prize, but he charged it to his lack of experience./ * /The coach charged the loss of the game to the team s disobeying his orders./ 2. To buy something on the credit of …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • charge — 1 n 1 a: something required: obligation b: personal management or supervision put the child in his charge c: a person or thing placed under the care of another 2: an authoritative instr …   Law dictionary

  • charge sth to sb's account — ► if you charge something to someone s account , the amount they have spent is recorded and they pay for it at a later time: »Charge the bill to my account, please. Main Entry: ↑charge …   Financial and business terms

  • charge — charge1 [ tʃardʒ ] noun *** ▸ 1 amount of money to pay ▸ 2 when someone is accused ▸ 3 amount of electricity ▸ 4 an attack running fast ▸ 5 amount of explosive ▸ 6 someone you take care of ▸ 7 ability to cause emotion ▸ 8 instruction to do… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • charge — The document evidencing mortgage security required by Crown Law (law derived from English law). A Fixed Charge refers to a defined set of assets and is usually registered. A Floating Charge refers to other assets which change from time to time (… …   Financial and business terms

  • charge */*/*/ — I UK [tʃɑː(r)dʒ] / US [tʃɑrdʒ] noun Word forms charge : singular charge plural charges 1) [countable/uncountable] an amount of money that you have to pay, especially when you visit a place or when someone does something for you You will have to… …   English dictionary

  • charge — [[t]tʃɑ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]] ♦ charges, charging, charged 1) VERB If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them. [V n] Even local nurseries charge ₤100 a week... [V n]… …   English dictionary

  • charge — [[t]tʃɑrdʒ[/t]] v. charged, charg•ing, n. 1) to impose or ask as a price or fee 2) to ask a price or fee of (someone): Did he charge you for it?[/ex] 3) to defer payment for (a purchase) until a bill is rendered by the creditor: to charge a… …   From formal English to slang

  • charge — /tʃɑ:dʒ/ noun 1. money which must be paid, or the price of a service ● to make no charge for delivery ● to make a small charge for rental ● There is no charge for this service or No charge is made for this service. ♦ free of charge free, with no… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • charge — chargeless, adj. /chahrj/, v., charged, charging, n. v.t. 1. to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves. 2. to impose on or ask of (someone) a price or fee: He didn t charge me for it. 3. to defer payment for (a …   Universalium

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