chargeable
/ˈtʃɑːdʒəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchär-jə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
chargeable — adjective
- chargeablepositive
- more chargeablecomparative
- most chargeablesuperlative
1. describes a service, item, or activity for which you must pay money — often when
describes a service, item, or activity for which you must pay money — often when the basic offering is free but extras are not
Yuki was surprised to find that the hotel's airport shuttle was chargeable.
Dr. Rashid scanned the clinic's website and found that the blood test his son needed was chargeable.
predicative: [service] is chargeable
Fatima called the photography school twice to ask whether the darkroom chemicals were free or chargeable.
Dmitri discovered that using the gym after eight in the evening was chargeable.
Ingrid ordered a sandwich at the Grand Pacific Hotel and was told room service was chargeable.
- free
costing nothing
- complimentary
free of charge, typically provided as a courtesy by a business
文法句型
be chargeable
chargeable + noun
用法筆記
Typically predicative (placed after 'be'). Common in service contexts — hotels, clinics, and courses — where a basic package is free but some extras carry a cost.
常見錯誤
2. describes income, goods, or financial transactions on which you must pay tax to
describes income, goods, or financial transactions on which you must pay tax to the government
Kwame sat down with his accountant over coffee and learned that the money from his weekend graphic-design gigs was chargeable.
chargeable [income type]
Sofia was told that the cash gift from her grandmother was not chargeable.
Omar checked the chargeable goods list before driving across the border into Canada.
Ananya phoned her tax adviser from her late father's cottage to ask if the sale was chargeable for capital gains.
Elena learned from customs that her imported camera was chargeable at the twenty percent VAT rate.
- tax-exempt
officially free from tax obligation
- tax-free
not subject to tax; more informal than tax-exempt
文法句型
be chargeable
chargeable + noun
chargeable at + rate
用法筆記
Common in financial and legal documents. Often used in the negative ('not chargeable') to confirm that something is tax-exempt.
常見錯誤
3. describes an act or behaviour that can lead to a formal criminal accusation and
describes an act or behaviour that can lead to a formal criminal accusation and court case under the law
Chiamaka sat in the police station lobby and read that vandalism of public property is a chargeable offence.
chargeable offence — legal collocation
The officer showed Mei-Ling the screen and said sharing her ex-employer's client list was chargeable under the cybercrime law.
chargeable under [specific law]
Javier sat across from the duty solicitor and asked whether the scuffle outside the pub was chargeable.
Kofi was pulled over in Ontario and discovered that driving on an expired licence is chargeable.
Nadia gripped her chair in the solicitor's office until she heard the accounting error was not a chargeable matter.
- indictable
indictable is used for serious crimes that go before a grand jury; chargeable is broader and includes lesser offences
- prosecutable
prosecutable stresses that the case can realistically go to court; chargeable focuses on the legal grounds for bringing a charge
文法句型
chargeable offence
be chargeable under + law
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in legal contexts. Distinguish from sense 1 ('needing payment') — this sense is about criminal liability. Frequently followed by 'under' + the name of a specific statute.
常見錯誤
4. describes a battery or device whose electrical power can be topped up again afte
describes a battery or device whose electrical power can be topped up again after it has been used
Tariq checked that the camping lantern was chargeable before the trip next weekend.
checked that [device] was chargeable
Amara tried to use her late aunt's old radio, but the batteries were no longer chargeable.
Hana checked every box in the toy aisle for 'chargeable' and left behind anything that needed disposable batteries.
Sanjay read the manual and found the power bank was chargeable, ready in three hours.
Ms. Chen counted the tablets in her classroom and noted they all had chargeable batteries.
- rechargeable
rechargeable is the standard everyday term; chargeable is rarer and can sound outdated or technical
- disposable
designed to be thrown away after a single use
- non-rechargeable
cannot have its electrical power restored
文法句型
chargeable battery
be chargeable
用法筆記
Used for batteries and battery-powered devices. 'Rechargeable' is the much more common everyday term; 'chargeable' in this sense appears more in technical manuals and is somewhat dated in general use.