carrying charge

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Recent Examples of carrying charge Beyond the realm of the physical world, where particles are involved in simple roles like carrying charge or existing as matter, there is the quantum world, where particles pass through solid barriers or communicate via large distances even though they are not connected in any manner. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2025 The report also said that carrying charges — the monthly payments made by members — had not kept up with the rising costs of operating the co-op and between 50 to 100 residents did not pay those charges on time. Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024 As a result, most of the battery's volume and bulk is dedicated to things that don't contribute to carrying charges between the electrodes, which sets a limit on the sorts of energy densities that these technologies can reach. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023 One of the clearest examples is the fractional quantum Hall effect, in which instead of an electron that carries charge as the building block, one observes the fundamental building block to be fragments of an electron that carry fractional charges. Quanta Magazine, 9 June 2016 Co-op residents — often referred to as member-owners — pay monthly fees called carrying charges. Nneka McGuire and Nicholas Padiak, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018 These can affect the electrodes, the lithium that carries charge, and the electrolyte that allows the lithium to transit between the electrodes. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2018 He was charged once before with a weapons offense in 2014, but that unlawful carry charge was dropped when he was convicted of driving while intoxicated. Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2018 The paper, published in the journal Joule, details how scientists added a compound made up of phosphorus and sulfur elements to the electrolyte liquid, which carries charge within batteries. NBC News, 13 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrying charge
Noun
  • Blumenthal now lists the total, final cost of ticket prices up front, so that there aren’t surprises about fees and service charges.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Noninterest income increased to $16.4 million from $14.2 million, driven by higher service charges on deposits and gains on the sale of loans.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 28%, the highest since 1901, according to the Yale Budget Lab. Need a break?
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Compounded semaglutide may have inflated the rate of side effects in the study, or could even explain why an unexpected percentage of patients experienced low blood sugar, Cohen explained.
    Simon Spichak, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Things went from bad to worse under new leadership, which oversaw sliding sales, market share and finances.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Keep your passport close to your chest—literally—with the Venture 4th neck wallet, on sale for $18.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Within the first 100 days of his second administration President Donald Trump has been incredibly busy, implementing major changes from enacting tariffs to targeting diversity initiatives.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The threat of a trade war sparked by President Trump’s tariffs has played a role in the state’s license plate quandary.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Under that deal, if catastrophic losses exceed the plan's financial buffers, member insurers could recover their share of payouts by applying surcharges to all policyholders across the state with the commissioner's approval.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • On Tuesday, FedEx tacked on a 45 cents-per-pound import demand surcharge on parcel shipments from China, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Though Blue Origin does not publicly list prices on its website, a form to reserve a seat requires customers to agree to a $150,000 deposit alone.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • For instance, if the list price of a watch is USD 10,000, the wholesale price is USD 5,000.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This indicator of buyer willingness to pay over asking price did slip — but only slightly from 103.8% for the same period a year ago.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The $895,000 asking price is higher than other recent one-bedroom sales in the building, but those didn’t have such high-level renovations, and a two-bedroom asking $1.2 million recently went into contract after less than a month on the market.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Carrying charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrying%20charge. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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