file vs charge

file and charge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
file	Yes	No	Yes	No
charge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, file and charge are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of file include lodge.

file (noun)	charge (noun)
a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal	attention and management implying responsibility for safety
office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order	an impetuous rush toward someone or something
a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together	a special assignment that is given to a person or group
a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other	a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
	heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
	(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	request for payment of a debt
	an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
	the swift release of a store of affective force
	(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
	a person committed to your care
	the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
	financial liabilities (such as a tax)
	the price charged for some article or service

file (verb)	charge (verb)
place in a container for keeping records	energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
file a formal charge against	cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
record in a public office or in a court of law	saturate
smooth with a file	attribute responsibility to
proceed in line	set or ask for a certain price
	file a formal charge against
	impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
	blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
	make an accusatory claim
	instruct or command with authority
	instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
	to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
	direct into a position for use
	fill or load to capacity
	provide (a device) with something necessary
	place a heraldic bearing on
	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
	move quickly and violently
	lie down on command, of hunting dogs
	pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
	enter a certain amount as a charge
	demand payment
	give over to another for care or safekeeping
	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
	assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to