Kama nomino, "tozo" ina maana kadhaa, ikijumuisha:
Bei inayoombwa au kulipwa kwa kitu fulani.\nMfano: Gharama ya chumba cha hoteli ilikuwa $150 kwa usiku.
Wajibu wa kutunza au kudhibiti kitu au mtu fulani.\nMfano: Mwalimu alikuwa na malipo ya wanafunzi wakati wa safari ya shambani.
Mashtaka ya kufanya makosa au makosa.\nMfano: Shtaka la kuiba lilitupiliwa mbali kwa sababu ya ukosefu wa ushahidi.
Chaji ya umeme, ambayo ni sifa ya baadhi ya chembe ndogo za atomiki ambazo huamua mwingiliano wao wa sumakuumeme.\nMfano: Betri ilikuwa na chaji kamili, kwa hivyo ilikuwa tayari kutumika.
Kama kitenzi, "chaji" ina maana kadhaa, ikijumuisha:
Kuuliza bei au malipo fulani.\nMfano: Duka lilitoza $10 kwa shati.
Kukabidhi au kumpa mtu jukumu.\nMfano: Msimamizi alimshtaki mfanyakazi mpya kwa kufungua duka kila asubuhi.
Kutoa mashtaka au madai dhidi ya mtu fulani.\nMfano: Polisi walimshtaki mshukiwa kwa mauaji.
Kujaza au kusambaza nishati ya umeme.\nMfano: Ninahitaji kuchaji simu yangu kwa sababu betri iko chini.
1. The powers-that-be in charge of the campus at the time had rebelled against old-world charm and preserving history.
2. It was shaped like a remote control but had only one switch, and I could feel the static charge as I tucked it into my pocket.
3. My hand twitched on the stunner, the slight buzz of magic against my fingers like a building charge.
4. The magic charge was so strong, the air lit up inside with lightning, red as blood.
5. She raised a hand, and the charge building in the air fixated itself around her.
6. He shuddered and went limp, but I could still feel the charge radiating from the stunner.
7. Both cousins yelled as the charge went through them.
8. TB and I stop talking and try to hear what the man in charge is saying.
9. TB feels the charge in the air and stops talking, gazing at me with that puppy dog face.
10. But as Jack took care to soundlessly drop the latch back, Dan knew his charge remained undisturbed.