chargeable
/ˈtʃɑːdʒəbəl/CHAHR-juh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈtʃɑɹdʒəbəl/CHAHR-juh-buhl
Meaningthat one can charge
Common meaning: liable to be charged
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- chara four-wheeled cartLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 295 · scan
- geFrench ending from Latin -icare: to make or put
- ableable to be
Journey through time
- Latincarrus‘a four-wheeled cart’
- Middle Englishchargensource
- Englishcharge‘a load’
- Englishformed in English from chargechargeable‘liable to be charged’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from charge + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CHARGE, p.104 · scan
Roots
- carrus Latin “a four-wheeled cart”
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