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

The 1000 mAh battery is chargeable via a USB, and can operate for 50 hours straight once fully charged. —Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023

Joshua Lovell, a department spokesman, said police are still investigating to determine whether a chargeable offense exists. —Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 7 May 2023

This is only true with compromises: Cloud-dependent monolithic applications and data systems emerge, which cost far more than expected because what was traditionally under the control of the banks moved to chargeable services provided by the cloud vendor. —Ravi Gedela, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022

While slightly bulky, the Power Case is a chargeable travel holder that can hold 1 and a half full charges, effectively extending shave time by 6 weeks without ever needing to plug it in. —Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2023

By that point, Porsche no longer wants any part of its business, including the cars driven by their customers, to leave behind a net-carbon footprint—that's even as the carmaker anticipates a fifth of all new vehicles sold in that year will still not be externally chargeable. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 July 2021

The Washington Post, Oct. 6, 2022, Federal agents see chargeable tax, gun-purchase case against Hunter Biden Thank you for supporting our journalism. —Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2023

However, electric options are also highly common today, either through a chargeable battery or through a cord that can be plugged into a power source. —Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2023

Most wirelessly chargeable wearables use a charger with an indent to match the back of the watch, and carefully placed magnets to keep the watch in the correct position. —Andrew Williams, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022

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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