noun
charter
CHAH-tuh
noun
1
An official document that creates an organisation or grants specific rights, freedoms, or powers.
"The city charter dates back to the 1800s."
2
The renting or hiring of a vehicle, boat, or plane for private or exclusive use.
"They booked a private charter to fly to the island."
verb
1
To rent or hire a vehicle, boat, or plane for exclusive use.
"The company chartered a bus to take employees to the conference."
2
To officially establish or grant rights to an organisation.
"The university was chartered by royal decree in 1636."
How to Use Charter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA formal founding document, or to rent a vehicle/vessel exclusively.
Common pairings
charter flight
charter a boat
company charter
founding charter
Word Forms
chartered past tense, charters plural, Charters plural, charters singular
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Etymology
From Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, a diminutive of charta — related to "chart," and a doublet of "chartula."