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Yunqing Zhang Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Wilson charged the drinks to his room？

Wilson charged the drinks to his room.

Here is my question: Since "charge" means "ask payment for", why the "to" in the sentence shouldn't have been "of"(ask of sb)?

Thanks in advance.

  

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'charge' can also mean make a record of (a purchase) so that it can be paid for at some future time (Collins Dictionary)

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'charge' can also mean

make a record of (a purchase) so that it can be paid for at some future time

(Collins Dictionary)

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Yunqing Zhang

Wilson charged the drinks to his room.

Here is my question: Since "charge" means "ask payment for", why the "to" in the sentence shouldn't have been "of"(ask of sb)?

Thanks in advance.

I'd say it means that he asked for the drinks to be charged to his room bill.

The preposition "to" indicates that the room bill is the r

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