chargeable

adjective

charge·​able ˈchär-jə-bəl 

1

archaic : financially burdensome : expensive

2

: liable to be charged: such as

a

: liable to be accused or held responsible

b

: suitable to be charged to a particular account

c

: qualified to be made a charge on the county or parish

Examples of chargeable in a Sentence

The business lunch was chargeable to the company.

an act chargeable under federal law

Recent Examples on the Web

Seeking help can mean inviting the state into one’s home in ways that may bring new harms, including the removal of children or criminalization of a partner whose behavior has not yet risen to the level of a chargeable offense. —Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026

Many are chargeable for cordless operation or, in the case of our favorite travel fan, can even function as chargers themselves. —Kat Merck, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2026

Among enhancements to training and improving mandatory reporting, the bill calls for making grooming a chargeable felony offense. —Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026

As for chargeable felonies, Hansen said that assault on police, a common crime at the anti-ICE protests that turn violent, should warrant felony-level charges under Minnesota law. —Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, "burdensome, distressing, serious, liable (for payments, taxes collected)," from Anglo-French chargeable, charchable "weighty, important, liable to be charged," from charger "to load, burden, call to account" + -able -able — more at charge entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chargeable

• dischargeable
• rechargeable