Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
chargeable — charge‧a‧ble [ˈtʆɑːdʒəbl ǁ ˈtʆɑːr ] adjective 1. FINANCE COMMERCE an amount of money that is chargeable can be charged and must be paid: • The Tribunal determined that the legal fees chargeable were £4078 plus VAT. 2. COMMERCE work … Financial and business terms
Chargeable — Charge a*ble, a. 1. That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man. [1913 Webster] 2. Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chargeable — (adj.) late 15c., burdensome, from CHARGE (Cf. charge) (v.) + ABLE (Cf. able). Sense of subject to a tax or payment is from 1610s; that of liable to be made an expense is from 1640s; that of liable to be charged (with an offense, etc.) is from… … Etymology dictionary
chargeable — [chär′jə bəl] adj. 1. that can be, or is liable to be, charged 2. that may become a public charge … English World dictionary
chargeable — charge|a|ble [ tʃardʒəbl ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) if an amount of money is chargeable, it must be paid: Interest is chargeable at 5 percent per year. 2. ) considered to be a crime that you can be officially accused of: a chargeable offense 3. ) if … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chargeable — UK [ˈtʃɑː(r)dʒəb(ə)l] / US [ˈtʃɑrdʒəb(ə)l] adjective formal 1) if an amount of money is chargeable, it must be paid Interest is chargeable at 5 per cent per year. 2) if income or property is chargeable, you must pay tax on it chargeable assets 3) … English dictionary
chargeable — [[t]tʃɑ͟ː(r)ʤəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ If something is chargeable, you have to pay a sum of money for it. [FORMAL] The day of discharge is not chargeable if rooms are vacated by 12.00 noon. 2) ADJ If something is chargeable, you have to… … English dictionary
chargeable — adjective 1 chargeable costs must be paid: Living expenses are chargeable to my account. 2 chargeable assets or gains have to have tax paid on them 3 a chargeable offence is serious enough for the police to officially state that you are guilty of … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chargeable — charge|a|ble [ˈtʃa:dʒəbəl US ˈtʃa:r ] adj BrE 1.) needing to be paid for ▪ Advice will be given as a chargeable service. 2.) something that is chargeable must have tax paid on it ▪ chargeable assets … Dictionary of contemporary English
chargeable — chargeableness, chargeability, n. chargeably, adv. /chahr jeuh beuhl/, adj. 1. that may or should be charged: chargeable duty. 2. liable to be accused or held responsible; indictable: He was held chargeable for the theft. 3. liable to become a… … Universalium
