(informal) To charge is also to hurry from one place to another.
 I'm exhausted - I've been charging about/around all day.
 I'd forgotten it was her birthday and had to go charging into town to buy her
 something.
 He came charging up the stairs to tell me the good news.

 charge   noun [C]
 a charge of buffalo/elephants
 a police charge
 a cavalry charge

 charger   noun [C] OLD USE OR LITERARY
 A charger is a soldier's large strong horse.
 

charge (ASK)  verb
 to ask (an amount of money) for something, esp. a service or activity
 How much/What do you charge for a haircut and blow-dry? [T]
 The local museum doesn't charge for admission. [I]
 They charge you $20 just to get in the nightclub, then you have to pay for drinks. [+
 two objects]
 The bank charged commission to change my traveller's cheques. [T]
 AUSTRALIAN They charge like a wounded bull (=too much) for the service. [I]

 If you charge something you have bought to your account, the amount you have spent is recorded
 and you pay for it at a later time.
 Charge the bill to my account, please.
 Shall we charge the flowers to your account?
 The meal had been charged to his account by mistake.

 charge   noun
 The beauty salon's charges are rather high. [C]
 Is there a charge for children or do they go free? [C]
 They'll clean the car while you wait for a modest extra charge. [C]
 There's an admission charge of £5. [C]
 The shop fixed my watch free of charge! [U]

 Charge account is Am for credit account.
 See at credit (PAYMENT).

 A charge card is a small card which you can get esp. in particular large shops which allows you
 to take goods by signing a piece of paper and pay for them at a later time.

 chargeable   adjective [not gradable]
 Something is chargeable if you have to pay tax on it.
 chargeable earnings/income
 earnings/income chargeable to tax