English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

PREPOSITIONS: ARE YOU CHARGING SOMEONE FOR or CHARGING THEM WITH?

The man was ~charged for~ arson (nonstandard).
The man was *charged with* arson (standard).
If you charge someone with doing something wrong or unpleasant, you publicly say that they have done it.

To charge for something is to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity:
The company doesn’t *charge for* trainings. ✅
GAB

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