How to Use charge off in a Sentence

charge off

verb

• Cruz was ready for it and came charging off the mound and slid to snag the ball.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
• There’s a green bulb up front, charged off the engine battery.
  — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
• Eight-and-a-half percent were delinquent, but not charged off.
  — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
• The band then charged off the stage to a round of applause as the lights went down and the movie began.
  — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
• On the date your debt was charged off by the original creditor.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
• What happens when your unpaid credit card balance is charged off?
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 May 2026
• Eric Freeny led the charge off the bench with a season-high 10 points.
  — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
• So, what exactly happens when your unpaid credit card balance is charged off?
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 May 2026
• Once debts become severely delinquent or charged off, though, those options can become more limited.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 May 2026
• Banks often prefer to resolve these situations internally rather than charging off accounts and selling the debt.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
• In many cases, accepting a settlement can make financial sense for the creditor, especially after an account has been charged off or sent to collections.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
• Over time, most unpaid debt gets charged off, sold to third-party debt collectors for a fraction of the value and then eventually pursued in court, which is happening with increasing frequency.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
• After a charge-off Once a debt has been charged off by the original creditor, it is typically either sold to a third-party debt buyer or assigned to a collection agency.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
• And, many debt collection agencies expect to negotiate, particularly if the debt is older or already charged off by the original creditor.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
• Missing a few payments on your credit cards won't cause your account to be frozen, but if the account becomes seriously delinquent, is charged off, and then sold or assigned to a collection agency, legal action may follow.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
• How delinquent your accounts are Accounts that are already significantly past due or charged off may be closer to settlement eligibility, which can speed up results.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
• After all, a balance that's 90 days past due operates under completely different conditions than one that's been sold to a third-party collector, charged off or resulted in a court judgment.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
• Takaoka played a long arcing ball-ahead to Ocampo, who avoided goalkeeper James Pantemis — who had charged off his line — and rolled a shot from the edge of the penalty area inside the back post and into a wide-open net.
  — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
• If a settlement isn't reached before a creditor's internal deadline, the account may be charged off and sold to a third-party debt collector, who can then pursue collections independently, sometimes years after the original program began.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
• Those batteries charge off-grid via 800 watts of rooftop solar (expandable to 1,200 W) and an auxiliary 6,500-W alternator, keeping the 48-V electrical system live and ready for the full two weeks, with that running A/C will drive the battery reserves down much quicker.
  — C.c. Weiss may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026