charge

charge: charge noun.

In charge of has two constructions: A can be in charge of B, and B can be in the charge of A (with an inserted the now usual) or in A's charge (in which case the is implicit). In all cases, A is given authority over B. Examples:

• She didn't think it unreasonable to put Sebastian in Rex's charge on the journey —Evelyn Waugh, 1945

• Until they are 12 months old, the hound puppies are in the charge of the walkers who keep them at their homes —Leicester Mercury, 1984

• I was recently…put in charge of six other copywriters, two of them men —New York Times, 1980.

However, the construction in charge of will be found with the meaning ‘in the charge of’ (as distinguished above) in writing of the earlier part of the 20c, and in these cases only the context can prevent ambiguity:

• The young prince was doing lessons at Ludlow in charge of the Queen's brother, Lord Rivers —Josephine Tey, 1951.

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Synonyms:

Load, burden, freight, lade, Load, lading, cargo, freight, burden / Onset, onslaught, assault, attack, encounter / Bearing / Intrust, put in care of, Care, custody, ward, management / Ascribe, impute, lay, lay at one's door, lay to one's charge, Commission, duty, office, trust, employment / Accuse, arraign, impeach, inculpate, criminate, indict, tax, call to account, take to task, inform against, Trust, intrusted object, intrusted cause, object of responsibility / Command, order, bid, require, enjoin, Order, injunction, direction, mandate, precept, command / Attack, assault, fall upon, bear down upon, set on, Make an onset, make a charge, Instruction, exhortation / Accusation, crimination / Cost, expense, outlay, expenditure / Price, sum charged

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CHARGE — s. f. Faix, fardeau. Charge pesante, excessive, légère. On a donné trop de charge à ce plancher. Payer les charges d un mur, Indemniser le voisin, à raison de la nouvelle charge qu on met sur le mur mitoyen, lorsqu on l élève à une plus grande… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
CHARGE — n. f. Ce qui pèse sur quelqu’un ou sur quelque chose. Charge pesante, excessive, légère. On a donné trop de charge à cette planche. Payer les charges d’un mur, Indemniser le voisin, à raison de la nouvelle charge qu’on met sur le mur mitoyen,… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
charge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from charger Date: 13th century 1. a. obsolete a material load or weight b. a figure borne on a heraldic field 2. a. the quantity that an apparatus is intended to receive and fitted to hold b … New Collegiate Dictionary

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