Word: Charter
How to pronounce: ˈʧɑːtə
Noun
Definitions:
1. A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which a body such as a company, college, or city is founded and its rights and privileges defined.
Example sentences: "The town received a charter from the Emperor"
2. The reservation of an aircraft, boat, or bus for private use.
Example sentences: "A plane on charter to a multinational company"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Grant a charter to (a company, college, city, or other body)
Example sentences: "The company was chartered in 1864"
2. Reserve (an aircraft, boat, or bus) for private use.
Example sentences: "He chartered a plane to take him to Paris"
Synonyms:
statute
constitution
incorporation
carta
statutory
affreightment
rent
hire
lease
charter party
authorize
Derivations:
chartering
chartered
charted
charterer
Charterhouse
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Charter in Other Languages...
Spanish: Carta
German: Charter
French: Charter
Italian: Charter
Turkish: Kiralayan
