different between recharter vs recharger

English

Etymology

re- +? charter

Verb

recharter (third-person singular simple present recharters, present participle rechartering, simple past and past participle rechartered)

1. To charter again
2. To grant a second charter

Noun

recharter (plural recharters)

1. A second, or renewed charter

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Anagrams

• charterer

English

Etymology

recharge +? -er

Noun

recharger (plural rechargers)

1. That which recharges, especially a device for recharging an electrical item.

French

Etymology

re- +? charger

Verb

recharger

1. to recharge (add more electricity to)
2. to reload (e.g. a gun)

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written recharge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Further reading

• “recharger” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).