(finance) an unvarying charge such as rent or property tax.

plural of fixed charge

A supervisory nurse, usually assigned for a shift.

Without any payment being required.

Not requiring any payment.

An amount of money to be paid for entering a bar or restaurant where entertainment is provided.

(physics) The static electric energy of a charged body. / (physics) The quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs.

Synonym of take control, especially in situations involving informal command over a group of people.

(military, nautical, aviation) A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the purposes of attacking a submerged enemy, especially a submarine.

(transitive, military, nautical, aviation) To attack (a target, usually a submarine) with depth charges.