chargeable

[ chahr-juh-buhl ]

adjective

1. that may or should be charged: charge:

   chargeable duty.

2. liable to be accused or held responsible; indictable:

   He was held chargeable for the theft.

3. liable to become a charge on the public.

chargeable

/ ˈtʃɑːdʒəbəl /

adjective

1. charged or liable to be charged
2. liable to result in a legal charge

Derived Forms

• ˈchargeableness, noun
• ˈchargeably, adverb

Other Words From

• chargea·ble·ness chargea·bili·ty noun
• chargea·bly adverb
• non·chargea·ble adjective
• un·chargea·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chargeable¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; charge, -able

Example Sentences

Less attention has been given to whether the nonviolent misdemeanor offenses for which they initially came into contact with law enforcement should be chargeable in the first place.

From Time

Any emergency radio worth its salt should be chargeable via hand crank or solar panel once its primary battery source is exhausted.

From Popular-Science

Man by nature is degraded, because he is chargeable with original and actual sin, and because he wills not to obey God.

From Project Gutenberg

The saddest fault he is chargeable with, his abandonment of Angela, has been already committed.

From Project Gutenberg

In the broadest interpretation, sales costs include every expense properly chargeable to the sale of goods.

From Project Gutenberg

The expression “contributory place” means a place other than a parish chargeable with special expenses.

From Project Gutenberg

I am not a man that would be chargeable or a dishonour to those who nominated me to my employment.

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