CHARGE (fee)
NOUNS
► BAD NEWS the amount charged for service, esp. as stated on a bill or restaurant check → 1910 Amer. sl.
VERBS
► CHARGE ALL OUTDOORS to charge an exorbitant price → 1935 Amer. dial.
► GYP to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one’s debts → 1880 Amer. colloq.
► GYPSY to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one’s debts → 1880 Amer. colloq.
► HORSE IT to charge for more work than has been done → 1857 sl.
► WRITE WITH A FORK to charge three times as much → c1925 Aust. sl.
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