Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- liable to be accused or held responsible; indictable: He was held chargeable for the theft.
- liable to become a charge on the public.
adjective
- charged or liable to be charged
- liable to result in a legal charge
late 15c., “burdensome,” from charge (v.) + -able. Sense of “subject to a tax or payment” is from 1610s; that of “liable to be made an expense” is from 1640s; that of “liable to be charged” (with an offense, etc.) is from 1660s.