get to charge

What means get to charge?
Example: That's why I get to charge so much.

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Originally Posted by 8Julieth8

What means get to charge?
Example: That's why I get to charge so much.

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In your example it means "That's why it's possible for me to charge so much".

That's the whole conversation, because I still don't understand it.


- So Sara tells me that you're a consultant, Hitch.
- Yeah, mostly marketing, little advertising, brand management.
- I have no idea what that means.
- No one does. That's why I get to charge so much.

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Originally Posted by 8Julieth8

That's the whole conversation, because I still don't understand it.


- So Sara tells me that you're a consultant, Hitch.
- Yeah, mostly marketing, little advertising, brand management.
- I have no idea what that means.
- No one does. That's why I get to charge so much.

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She says that she doesn't understand exactly what it is that he does as a consultant. He replies that no one understands what he does, and that's why it is possible for him to charge a lot of money for his services.