Difference between Charge and File

What is the difference between Charge and File?

Charge as a verb is to place a burden upon. while File as a verb is to commit official papers to some office

Charge

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To place a burden upon. To assign a duty to. To formally accuse of a crime. To assign a debit to an account. To pay on account, as by using a credit card. To cause to take on an electric charge. To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat, on horseback or both. To attack by moving forward quickly in a group. To commit a charging foul. (of a batsman) To take a few steps doen the pitch towards the bowler as he delivers the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball. To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: responsibility. Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher. A load or burden; cargo. The amount of money levied for a service. An instruction. A ground attack against a prepared enemy. An accusation. An electric charge. An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender. A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a firearm cartridge. An image displayed on an escutcheon.

Example sentence: You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.

File

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To commit official papers to some officeTo place in an archive in a logical place and orderTo store a file (1) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.To make a formal request for the benefit of an official status.To move in a fileto smooth, grind, or cut with a fileto defileto corrupt

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A collection of papers collated and archived together.An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.A column of people one behind another.one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those which run from number to number). The analog horizontal lines are the ranks.A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metalA man, guy, fellow; especially one known for being cunning or resourceful.

Example sentence: It was a show where you were given a quote out of current events and you had to identify who said it. I was reading eight newspapers a day and had compiled a file of about 300 quotes. I really had to do my research. The White House press didn't have to bone up on any of it.

We hope you now know whether to use Charge or File in your sentence.

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