chargeable

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: charge=a=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

chargeable, a. 

•  That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man.  [1913 Webster]
•  Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man chargeable with murder.  [1913 Webster]
•  Serving to create expense; costly; burdensome.  [1913 Webster]

  "That we might not be chargeable to any of you."  [1913 Webster]

  "For the sculptures, which are elegant, were very chargeable."  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

chargeable

Debt

N debt, obligation, liability, indebtment, debit, score, bill, check, account (credit), arrears, deferred payment, deficit, default, insolvency, bad debt, interest, premium, usance, usury, floating debt, floating capital, debtor, debitor, mortgagor, defaulter, borrower, indebted, liable, chargeable, answerable for, in debt, in embarrassed circumstances, in difficulties, incumbered, involved, involved in debt, plunged in debt, deep in debt, over one's head in debt, over head and ears in debt, deeply involved, fast tied up, insolvent, minus, out of pocket, unpaid, unrequited, unrewarded, owing, due, in arrear, outstanding, past due, aes alienum debitorem leve gravius inimicum facit, neither a borrower nor a lender be.