Word of the week: charge
The word charge is a noun and a verb, and both parts of speech are included in the English Vocabulary Profile. There are seven meanings included in the entry below and one additional meaning of the noun, CRIME, as in a charge of murder, will feature in the C levels. Learners appear to meet the noun and verb meanings to do with MONEY first, along with the phrase be in charge. Although there is no evidence in the Cambridge Learner Corpus for the verb meaning of ELECTRICITY, as in My mobile needs charging, we have taken the view that this use should be included, as it is such a part of everyday life and is probably more a spoken use.To view the full entry for charge on the English Vocabulary Profile, please click here.
