Technology / B1

CHAHJ-uh/ˈtʃɑːdʒə/

A charger puts electricity into a battery, especially for a phone. A cable is only the lead; a socket is the wall point. Exam desks: a phone charger is not allowed; leave it in the bag at the front.

Meaning

A device that puts electricity into a battery, especially for a phone.

Examples

• “A phone charger is not allowed at the exam desk; leave it in the bag at the front.”
• “A charger in halls still needs a fused UK plug; a travel adaptor is not a daisy-chain.”

Good to know

a charger; a phone charger. Contrast: a cable / a socket. Exams / halls. Countable devices. Mix-up: charge as a verb also means ask for money or accuse someone.

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