b) charge something to somebody's account/room etc
to record the cost of something on someone's account, so that they can pay for it later
Wilson charged the drinks to his room.
Use a courier and charge it to the department.
c) [transitive] American English to pay for something with a credit card
charge something on something
I charged the shoes on Visa.
'How would you like to pay?' 'I'll charge it.’
▶CRIME◀
[transitive] to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime
charge somebody with something
Gibbons has been charged with murder.
▶ELECTRICITY◀ [intransitive and transitive] also charge up 充電
if a battery charges, or if you charge it, it takes in and stores electricity
The shaver can be charged up and used while travelling. 這個刮胡器可以充電，用于在外旅行。
down payment noun [countable]
a payment you make when you buy something that is only part of the full price, with the rest to be paid later預(yù)付定金
We've almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house.
bill verb [transitive] to send someone a bill 給某人寄賬單
Clients will be billed monthly. 我們給客戶按月寄賬單。
bill somebody for something
I was billed for equipment that I didn't order. 我接到了我從未訂購過的器材的賬單。
remainder noun
the remainder
the part of something that is left after everything else has gone or been dealt with 剩余的事務(wù) ￚ同義詞 the rest
The remainder must be paid by the end of June. 剩余部分的金額必須在6月底前付清。
the remainder of
He spent the remainder of his police career behind a desk. 他最后的警察生涯是在辦公室中度過的。
settlement noun
▶OFFICIAL AGREEMENT◀
[countable] an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement 處理，解決
Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement. 工會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和公司老板們將在明天開會，試圖達成解決方案。
▶PAYMENT◀
[uncountable] formal when you pay all the money that you owe 結(jié)清
settlement of
the settlement of all his debts 把所有債務(wù)付清
▶GROUP OF HOUSES◀
[countable] a group of houses and buildings where people live, especially in a place where few people have lived before 定居處所
The railway stations created new settlements. 火車站又建起了新的房子。
an early Iron Age settlement 早期鐵器時代的住所
▶NEW AREA/PLACES◀
[uncountable] when a lot of people move to a place in order to live there, especially in a place where not many people have lived before 定居
discount [countable] a reduction in the usual price of something 折扣
10% discount/ discount of 25% etc
at a discount
Employees can buy books at a discount. 員工可以按折扣價買書。
discount on
The Young Persons Railcard gives you a discount on rail travel.
offer/give somebody a discount
discount price/fare
discount store/shop/warehouse (=a place where you can buy goods cheaply) 這口商品商店
credit noun
▶DELAYED PAYMENT◀
[uncountable] an arrangement with a shop, bank etc that allows you to buy something and pay for it later 賒賬
on credit
56 per cent of new cars were bought on credit. 56%的新車是賒賬購買的。
Several stores are offering interest-free credit (=credit with no-interest charges). 許多商店都提供免利息的賒賬服務(wù)。
▶PRAISE◀
[uncountable] approval or praise that you give to someone for something they have done 表揚
credit for
Credit for this win goes to everybody in the team. 隊中每個人都應(yīng)該為這次勝利而得到表揚。
They never give Gene any credit for all the extra work he does. 他們從不為….所作的額外工作而給與表揚。
take/claim/deserve etc (the) credit
She deserves credit for trying her best. 由于她努力工作而值得表揚。
to somebody's credit
(=used to say that someone has done something good)
To Jamie's credit, he remained calm. 雖然 ….收到表揚，但他還是保持平靜。
Credit must go to Fiona for making sure everything ran smoothly. ….讓所有事情進展順利而做出的努力值得讓我們表揚。
term noun
1 in terms of something
if you explain or describe something in terms of a particular fact or event, you are explaining or describing it only in relation to that fact or event 就….. 而言
to record the cost of something on someone's account, so that they can pay for it later
Wilson charged the drinks to his room.
Use a courier and charge it to the department.
c) [transitive] American English to pay for something with a credit card
charge something on something
I charged the shoes on Visa.
'How would you like to pay?' 'I'll charge it.’
▶CRIME◀
[transitive] to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime
charge somebody with something
Gibbons has been charged with murder.
▶ELECTRICITY◀ [intransitive and transitive] also charge up 充電
if a battery charges, or if you charge it, it takes in and stores electricity
The shaver can be charged up and used while travelling. 這個刮胡器可以充電，用于在外旅行。
down payment noun [countable]
a payment you make when you buy something that is only part of the full price, with the rest to be paid later預(yù)付定金
We've almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house.
bill verb [transitive] to send someone a bill 給某人寄賬單
Clients will be billed monthly. 我們給客戶按月寄賬單。
bill somebody for something
I was billed for equipment that I didn't order. 我接到了我從未訂購過的器材的賬單。
remainder noun
the remainder
the part of something that is left after everything else has gone or been dealt with 剩余的事務(wù) ￚ同義詞 the rest
The remainder must be paid by the end of June. 剩余部分的金額必須在6月底前付清。
the remainder of
He spent the remainder of his police career behind a desk. 他最后的警察生涯是在辦公室中度過的。
settlement noun
▶OFFICIAL AGREEMENT◀
[countable] an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement 處理，解決
Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement. 工會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和公司老板們將在明天開會，試圖達成解決方案。
▶PAYMENT◀
[uncountable] formal when you pay all the money that you owe 結(jié)清
settlement of
the settlement of all his debts 把所有債務(wù)付清
▶GROUP OF HOUSES◀
[countable] a group of houses and buildings where people live, especially in a place where few people have lived before 定居處所
The railway stations created new settlements. 火車站又建起了新的房子。
an early Iron Age settlement 早期鐵器時代的住所
▶NEW AREA/PLACES◀
[uncountable] when a lot of people move to a place in order to live there, especially in a place where not many people have lived before 定居
discount [countable] a reduction in the usual price of something 折扣
10% discount/ discount of 25% etc
at a discount
Employees can buy books at a discount. 員工可以按折扣價買書。
discount on
The Young Persons Railcard gives you a discount on rail travel.
offer/give somebody a discount
discount price/fare
discount store/shop/warehouse (=a place where you can buy goods cheaply) 這口商品商店
credit noun
▶DELAYED PAYMENT◀
[uncountable] an arrangement with a shop, bank etc that allows you to buy something and pay for it later 賒賬
on credit
56 per cent of new cars were bought on credit. 56%的新車是賒賬購買的。
Several stores are offering interest-free credit (=credit with no-interest charges). 許多商店都提供免利息的賒賬服務(wù)。
▶PRAISE◀
[uncountable] approval or praise that you give to someone for something they have done 表揚
credit for
Credit for this win goes to everybody in the team. 隊中每個人都應(yīng)該為這次勝利而得到表揚。
They never give Gene any credit for all the extra work he does. 他們從不為….所作的額外工作而給與表揚。
take/claim/deserve etc (the) credit
She deserves credit for trying her best. 由于她努力工作而值得表揚。
to somebody's credit
(=used to say that someone has done something good)
To Jamie's credit, he remained calm. 雖然 ….收到表揚，但他還是保持平靜。
Credit must go to Fiona for making sure everything ran smoothly. ….讓所有事情進展順利而做出的努力值得讓我們表揚。
term noun
1 in terms of something
if you explain or describe something in terms of a particular fact or event, you are explaining or describing it only in relation to that fact or event 就….. 而言