Charge vs. Cost: Know the Difference
By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
Charge refers to the price or fee asked for goods or services, while cost signifies the total amount spent on production, acquisition, or provision of goods or services.
Key Differences
Charge is the amount a provider asks a consumer to pay for goods or services. It's a financial demand, often set by the seller or service provider. Cost, conversely, refers to the total amount of money spent to create, acquire, or maintain a product or service. It includes expenses like materials, labor, and overheads.
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A charge is usually what the customer sees as the price of a product or service. It's the outward-facing financial demand for a transaction. Cost, on the other hand, is an internal figure, often used by businesses to calculate the expenses involved in creating a product or delivering a service.
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Charge can vary based on market conditions, value-added services, or profit margins. It's not necessarily reflective of the actual cost of goods or services but is influenced by what the market can bear. Cost represents the actual expenditure involved in the production or acquisition of a product or service and is a critical factor in setting prices or charges.
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The concept of charge is often customer-oriented, focusing on what a consumer is willing to pay. It's the amount billed to a customer. Cost, in contrast, is business-oriented, focusing on the financial outlay required to bring a product or service to market. It's a key component of financial management and budgeting in business.
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Charge and cost are both essential in business but serve different purposes. The charge is about pricing strategy and revenue generation. Cost is about expense management and profitability analysis. Understanding the difference is crucial for effective business operations and financial planning.
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Definition
The price asked for goods or services.
The total amount spent on production or acquisition.
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Perspective
Customer-facing, what is billed.
Business-oriented, what is spent.
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Influence Factors
Market conditions, profit margins.
Materials, labor, overheads.
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Purpose
To determine selling price.
To calculate expenses and profitability.
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Variability
Can vary based on demand and value.
More consistent, based on actual expenses.
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Charge and Cost Definitions
Charge
A responsibility or duty assigned to someone.
She had the charge of organizing the event.
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Cost
The effort, loss, or sacrifice necessary to achieve or obtain something.
The victory came at a great cost to the team.
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Charge
The act of rushing forward, especially in a military context.
The soldiers led a brave charge against the enemy lines.
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Cost
The price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything.
The total cost of the project exceeded the initial budget.
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Charge
To fill a battery with electrical power.
He needed to charge his phone as the battery was low.
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Cost
A legal term referring to charges or expenses.
The court ordered him to pay the legal costs of the proceedings.
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Charge
To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on
Charged him with the task of watching the young swimmers.
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Charge
To instruct or urge authoritatively; command
Charged her not to reveal the source of information.
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Cost
The expenditure of something, such as time or labor, necessary for the attainment of a goal
"Freedom to advocate unpopular causes does not require that such advocacy be without cost" (Milton Friedman).
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Charge
(Law) To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.
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Cost
Costs(Law) Charges incurred in bringing litigation, including court fees and charges that may be payable by the losing party, but usually not including attorneys' fees.
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Charge
To set or ask (a given amount) as a price
Charges ten dollars for a haircut.
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Cost
To require a specified payment, expenditure, effort, or loss
It costs more to live in the city.
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Charge
To hold financially liable; demand payment from
Charged her for the balance due.
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Charge
To purchase on credit
Paid cash for the stockings but charged the new coat.
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Cost
To cause to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
Participating in the strike cost me my job.
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Cost
Past tense and past participle costed To estimate or determine the cost of
The accountants costed out our expenses.
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Charge
To load (a gun or other firearm) with a quantity of explosive
Charged the musket with powder.
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Cost
To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.
It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world.
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Charge
To pervade or fill, as with a feeling or quality
The atmosphere was charged with tension.
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Cost
To cause something to be lost; to cause the expenditure or relinquishment of.
Trying to rescue the man from the burning building cost them their lives.
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Charge
To make a claim of wrongdoing against; accuse or blame
The prosecutors charged him with car theft. Critics charged the writer with a lack of originality.
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Charge
To put the blame for; attribute or impute
Charged the accident to the driver's inexperience.
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Cost
To calculate or estimate a price.
I'd cost the repair work at a few thousand.
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Cost
Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
The total cost of the new complex was an estimated $1.5 million.
We have to cut costs if we want to avoid bankruptcy.
The average cost of a new house is twice as much as it was 20 years ago.
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Charge
(Basketball) To bump or run into (a defender) illegally while in possession of the ball or having just made a pass or shot.
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Cost
A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.
Spending all your time working may earn you a lot of money at the cost of your health.
The army won the battle decisively, but at a cost of many lives.
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Charge
(Sports) To bump (an opponent) so as to knock off balance or gain control of the ball, as in soccer.
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(Sports) To body-check (an opponent) illegally, from behind or after taking more than two strides, especially in ice hockey.
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Cost
Quality; condition; property; value; worth; a wont or habit; disposition; nature; kind; characteristic.
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Charge
To cause formation of a net electric charge on or in (a conductor, for example).
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Charge
To energize (a storage battery) by passing current through it in the direction opposite to discharge.
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Cost
The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc., is requisite to secure benefit.
One day shall crown the alliance on 't so please you,Here at my house, and at my proper cost.
At less cost of life than is often expended in a skirmish, [Charles V.] saved Europe from invasion.
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Cost
Loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering.
I know thy trains,Though dearly to my cost, thy gins and toils.
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Charge
To demand or ask payment
Did not charge for the second cup of coffee.
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Cost
To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life.
A diamond gone, cost me two thousand ducats.
Though it cost me ten nights' watchings.
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Cost
To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
To do him wanton rites, which cost them woe.
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Cost
The total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
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Cost
The property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold);
The fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
He puts a high price on his services
He couldn't calculate the cost of the collection
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Charge
Expense; cost
Added to the bill a charge for replacing the thermostat.
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Cost
Value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something;
The cost in human life was enormous
The price of success is hard work
What price glory?
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Charge
A debt or an entry in an account recording a debt
Are you paying cash or is this a charge?.
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Cost
An amount that must be paid or spent to buy or obtain something.
The cost of living in the city has increased dramatically.
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Charge
A weight or burden; a load
A freighter relieved of its charge of cargo.
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Cost
The adverse consequences of an action or decision.
The environmental cost of industrial growth can be significant.
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Charge
An assigned duty or task; a responsibility
The commission's charge was to determine the facts.
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Charge
Supervision; management
The scientist who had overall charge of the research project.
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Charge
One that is entrusted to another's care or management
The baby sitter's three young charges.
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Charge
Instruction given by a judge to a jury about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.
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Charge
A claim of wrongdoing; an accusation
A charge of murder.
Pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Charge
A rushing, forceful attack
Repelled the charge of enemy troops.
The charge of a herd of elephants.
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Charge
The intrinsic property of matter responsible for all electric phenomena, in particular for the electromagnetic force, occurring in two forms arbitrarily designated negative and positive.
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Charge
The net measure of this property possessed by a body or contained in a bounded region of space, measured in coulombs, ampere-hours, or units of elementary charge. Also called electric charge.
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Charge
(Informal) A feeling of pleasant excitement; a thrill
Got a real charge out of the movie.
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Charge
(Heraldry) A figure or device represented on the field of an escutcheon.
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Charge
The amount of money levied for a service.
There will be a charge of five dollars.
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Charge
An official description (by the police or a court) of a crime that somebody may be guilty of.
Two charges of manslaughter
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Charge
An accusation by a person or organization.
That's a slanderous charge of abuse of trust.
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Charge
The scope of someone's responsibility.
The child was in the nanny's charge.
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Charge
Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.
The child was a charge of the nanny.
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Charge
A load or burden; cargo.
The ship had a charge of colonists and their belongings.
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Charge
An instruction.
I gave him the charge to get the deal closed by the end of the month.
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Charge
(basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
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Charge
(weaponry) A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack.
To bring a weapon to the charge
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Charge
A measure of thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; a charre.
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Charge
(ecclesiastical) An address given at a church service concluding a visitation.
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Charge
(transitive) To assign (a debit) to an account.
Let's charge this to marketing.
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Charge
(transitive) To pay on account, as by using a credit card.
Can I charge my purchase to my credit card?
Can I charge this purchase?
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Charge
(ambitransitive) To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.).
To charge high for goods
I won't charge you for the wheat.
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Charge
(law) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
I'm charging you with assault and battery.
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Charge
To ornament with or cause to bear.
To charge an architectural member with a moulding
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Charge
(heraldry) To add to or represent on.
He charges his shield with three roses or.
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Charge
(transitive) To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.
Charge your weapons; we're moving up.
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Charge
(transitive) To cause to take on an electric charge.
Rubbing amber with wool will charge it quickly.
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Charge
(transitive) To replenish energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery) by use of an electrical device plugged into a power outlet.
He charged the battery overnight.
Don't forget to charge the drill.
I charge my phone every night.
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Charge
To replenish energy.
The battery is still charging: I can't use it yet.
His cell phone charges very quickly, whereas mine takes forever.
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Charge
(intransitive) To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
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Charge
To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
The impetuous corps charged the enemy lines.
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Charge
To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as they deliver the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.
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Charge
To lie on the belly and be still. A command given by a hunter to a dog
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Charge
To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.
A carte that charged was with hay.
The charging of children's memories with rules.
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Charge
To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; to command, instruct, or exhort with authority; to enjoin; to urge earnestly; as, to charge a jury; to charge the clergy of a diocese; to charge an agent.
Moses . . . charged you to love the Lord your God.
Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition.
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Charge
To lay on, impose, or make subject to or liable for.
When land shall be charged by any lien.
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Charge
To fix or demand as a price; as, he charges two dollars a barrel for apples.
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Charge
To place something to the account of as a debt; to debit, as, to charge one with goods. Also, to enter upon the debit side of an account; as, to charge a sum to one.
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Charge
To impute or ascribe; to lay to one's charge.
No more accuse thy pen, but charge the crimeOn native sloth and negligence of time.
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Charge
To accuse; to make a charge or assertion against (a person or thing); to lay the responsibility (for something said or done) at the door of.
If he did that wrong you charge him with.
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Charge
To place within or upon any firearm, piece of apparatus or machinery, the quantity it is intended and fitted to hold or bear; to load; to fill; as, to charge a gun; to charge an electrical machine, etc.
Their battering cannon charged to the mouths.
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Charge
To ornament with or cause to bear; as, to charge an architectural member with a molding.
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Charge
To assume as a bearing; as, he charges three roses or; to add to or represent on; as, he charges his shield with three roses or.
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Charge
To bear down upon; to rush upon; to attack.
Charged our main battle's front.
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Charge
To make an onset or rush; as, to charge with fixed bayonets.
Like your heroes of antiquity, he charges in iron.
"Charge for the guns!" he said.
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Charge
To squat on its belly and be still; - a command given by a sportsman to a dog.
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Charge
A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management of another; a trust.
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Custody or care of any person, thing, or place; office; responsibility; oversight; obigation; duty.
'Tis a great charge to come under one body's hand.
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Charge
An order; a mandate or command; an injunction.
The king gave cherge concerning Absalom.
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Charge
An address (esp. an earnest or impressive address) containing instruction or exhortation; as, the charge of a judge to a jury; the charge of a bishop to his clergy.
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Charge
An accusation of a wrong of offense; allegation; indictment; specification of something alleged.
The charge of confounding very different classes of phenomena.
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Charge
Whatever constitutes a burden on property, as rents, taxes, lines, etc.; costs; expense incurred; - usually in the plural.
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Charge
An entry or a account of that which is due from one party to another; that which is debited in a business transaction; as, a charge in an account book.
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Charge
That quantity, as of ammunition, electricity, ore, fuel, etc., which any apparatus, as a gun, battery, furnace, machine, etc., is intended to receive and fitted to hold, or which is actually in it at one time
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Charge
The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as, to sound the charge.
Never, in any other war afore, gave the Romans a hotter charge upon the enemies.
The charge of the light brigade.
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Charge
A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack; as, to bring a weapon to the charge.
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Charge
Thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; - called also charre.
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Charge
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense;
He was arrested on a charge of larceny
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An assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence;
The newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving
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Charge
Request for payment of a debt;
They submitted their charges at the end of each month
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Charge
A impetuous rush toward someone or something;
The wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary
The battle began with a cavalry charge
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Charge
The quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons;
The battery needed a fresh charge
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Charge
Financial liabilities (such as a tax);
The charges against the estate
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Charge
A person committed to your care;
The teacher led her charges across the street
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Charge
Attention and management implying responsibility for safety;
He is in the care of a bodyguard
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Charge
A special assignment that is given to a person or group;
A confidential mission to London
His charge was deliver a message
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Charge
A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something;
The judge's charge to the jury
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Charge
A quantity of explosive to be set off at one time;
This cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains
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Charge
The swift release of a store of affective force;
They got a great bang out of it
What a boot!
He got a quick rush from injecting heroin
He does it for kicks
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Charge
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object;
Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge
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Charge
To make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle;
He saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
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Charge
Blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against;
He charged me director with indifference
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Charge
Demand payment;
Will I get charged for this service?
We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
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Charge
Move quickly and violently;
The car tore down the street
He came charging into my office
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Charge
Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to;
He was appointed deputy manager
She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
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Charge
File a formal charge against;
The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
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Charge
Make an accusatory claim;
The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased
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Charge
Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution;
After the second episode, she had to be committed
He was committed to prison
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Charge
Pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt;
Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?
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Charge
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused;
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
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Charge
Place a heraldic bearing on;
Charge all weapons, shields, and banners
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Charge
Direct into a position for use;
Point a gun
He charged his weapon at me
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Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to;
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
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Instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
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Instruct or command with authority;
The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem
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Charge
Attribute responsibility to;
We blamed the accident on her
The tragedy was charged to her inexperience
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Charge
Set or ask for a certain price;
How much do you charge for lunch?
This fellow charges $100 for a massage
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Charge
Cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on;
Charge a conductor
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Charge
Energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge;
I need to charge my car battery
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The price or fee demanded for a service or goods.
The charge for the repair services was higher than expected.
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Charge
An accusation or allegation, especially in a legal context.
The suspect faced a charge of theft.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries
What is 'cost' in business?
The total amount spent on producing or acquiring goods or services.
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Can 'charge' include hidden fees?
Yes, sometimes additional fees are included in the charge.
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Does 'charge' always mean a financial demand?
In most contexts, yes, particularly in commerce and services.
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What does 'charge' mean in finance?
The price or fee for goods or services.
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Can a business have zero charge for a product?
Yes, in cases like promotional items or free samples.
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Does 'cost' affect pricing?
Yes, cost is a key factor in determining the price of goods or services.
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Is 'cost' always monetary?
Primarily, but it can also refer to effort, time, or resource expenditure.
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Does 'cost' include marketing expenses?
Yes, all associated expenses are typically included in cost.
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Is depreciation considered in cost?
Yes, depreciation is often factored into the cost calculation.
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Can 'charge' vary in different regions?
Yes, due to factors like local taxes, demand, and cost of living.
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Is 'charge' the same as price?
Generally, but charge can also include additional fees beyond base price.
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Is labor cost included in product cost?
Yes, labor is a significant component of total cost.
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How do businesses decide on a charge for services?
Based on cost, market conditions, and value provided.
Shumaila Saeed
Nov 29, 2023
How is 'cost' calculated?
By adding all expenses involved in production or acquisition.
Shumaila Saeed
Nov 29, 2023
Can 'charge' be negotiated?
Sometimes, depending on the seller's policy and market conditions.
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Nov 29, 2023
Are discounts reflected in the charge?
Yes, discounts reduce the final charge to the customer.
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Nov 29, 2023
Can 'charge' differ from actual value?
Yes, charges can be higher or lower than the intrinsic value of the product or service.
Shumaila Saeed
Nov 29, 2023
Does 'cost' influence investment decisions?
Absolutely, as it affects potential returns and risks.
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Nov 29, 2023
Are overheads included in 'cost'?
Yes, overhead expenses are part of total cost.
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Nov 29, 2023
How does 'charge' impact profitability?
It directly affects revenue and thus impacts profitability.
Shumaila Saeed
Nov 29, 2023
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