Able to be charged; capable of being held responsible for something or subject to a cost, fee, or electrical charge.
From Middle English and Old French 'charger' (to load, burden) plus '-able' suffix. The word has maintained consistent meaning from its roots meaning to load or burden something with weight or obligation.
Legal and financial documents use 'chargeable' constantly, but the word's weight comes from its Middle English origins. When a lawyer says something is 'chargeable to the estate,' you're hearing centuries of language about burden and obligation.
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