# chargeable

/ˈtʃɑɹdʒəbəɫ/ (US) · /tʃˈɑːdʒəbəl/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/chargeable
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

something you have to pay for, not free. You use it for services or items that go on your bill.

For teachers: subject to payment or liable to incur a charge. Often applied to services, hours, or items billed to a client.

## Examples

- Extra bags on this flight are chargeable.
- Phone calls from the hotel room are chargeable, so I use my mobile instead.
- Legal advice beyond the initial consultation is chargeable at the firm's standard hourly rate, a detail many new clients overlook until the first invoice arrives.

## Antonyms

free, complimentary

## Usage notes

- Typically used predicatively after 'be' or attributively before nouns for services, hours, or calls.

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