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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHARGEABLE

a. 1. That may be charged; that may be set, laid, imposed; as, a duty of forty per cent is chargeable on wine.
2. Subject to be charged; as, wine is chargeable with a duty of forty per cent.
3. Expensive; costly; as a chargeable family.
4. Laying or bringing expense.
Because we would not be chargeable to any of you. 1 Thessalonians 2:9.
5. Imputable; that may be laid or attributed as a crime, fault or debt; as a fault chargeable on a man.
6. Subject to be charged or accused; as a man chargeable with a fault, or neglect.

 

CHARGEABLENESS

n.Expensiveness; cost; costliness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHARGEABLE

CHARGEABLE Charge "a *ble, a.

 

1. That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man.

 

2. Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man chargeable with murder.

 

3. Serving to create expense; costly; burdensome. That we might not be chargeable to any of you. 2. Thess. iii. 8. For the sculptures, which are elegant, were very chargeable. Evelyn.

 

CHARGEABLENESS

CHARGEABLENESS Charge "a *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being chargeable or expensive. [Obs. ] Whitelocke.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

chargeable

ch rge a ble 形容詞 ⦅かたい書 ⦆1 〖通例be 費用 勘定が 〉【人に 】支払われるべき, 負わせる [請求する ]ことのできる «to » ; 〈税が 〉【物に 】課されるべき «on » ; 通例 名詞 の前で 〗課税されるべき 〈利益 物など 〉.2 通例 名詞 の前で 〗告発 [起訴 ]されるべき 〈罪 犯罪 ; 〖通例be 〈人が 〉【犯罪などで 】責任を負うべき «with » .3 〈人が 〉【公共施設の 】世話になるべき «to » .