Charge. A debit entry in an account; also, the price demanded for a thing; also, a burden or
encumbrance on property or resources, as interest on a bond or mortgage.  In making exchanges
at the Banker's Clearing House in London the term charge means the total of articles (items,
checks, drafts, etc.) presented by one bank for collection from another bank. The term employed
in the United States is exchanges or collection items.