chargeable

UK: /ˈtʃɑː^rdʒəb^əl/ US: (chär′jə bəl)

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charge•a•ble  (chär′jə bəl), adj. 

1. that may or should be charged:
   chargeable duty.
2. liable to be accused or held responsible;
   indictable:
   He was held chargeable for the theft.
3. liable to become a charge on the public.

• 1350–1400; Middle English; see charge, -able

charge′a•ble•ness, charge′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
charge′a•bly, adv. 

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chargeable / ˈtʃɑːdʒəb^əl/ adjective

1. charged or liable to be charged
2. liable to result in a legal charge