chargeback
noun
chargeback is spelled C-H-A-R-G-E-B-A-C-K: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chargeback means “A reversal of an accounting entry, especially of a disputed credit card transaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chargeback is chargebacks.
How many letters and syllables are in chargeback?
| Letters | 10: C-H-A-R-G-E-B-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chargeback?
Chargeback appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chargeback?
Chargeback has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chargeback
- chargebacks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chargeback mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A reversal of an accounting entry, especially of a disputed credit card transaction.
- 2
The charging of the cost of business resources to the departments, divisions, or projects that use them (that is, to specific cost centers).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chargeback in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reversal of an accounting entry:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rétrofacturation |
| Portuguese | estorno |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chargeback come from?
Deverbal from charge back.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).