noun

• (military) An attack in which combatants rush towards an enemy in an attempt to engage in close combat.
  "Pickett's Charge; the Charge of the Light Brigade"
• (electromagnetism, chemistry, physics, countable, uncountable) An electric charge.
• (property law) A mortgage.
• (basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.

verb

• (transitive) To assign (a debit) to an account.
  "Let's charge this to marketing."
• (ambitransitive) To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.).
  "to charge high for goods"
• (transitive, chiefly US) To pay on account, as by using a credit card.
  "Can I charge my purchase to my credit card?"
• (transitive, dated) To sell (something) at a given price.
  "to charge coal at $5 per unit"