charter

char·ter  (chärtr)

n.

1. A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.

2. A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people: A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown.

3. A document outlining the principles, functions, and organization of a corporate body; a constitution: the city charter.

4. An authorization from a central organization to establish a local branch or chapter.

5. Special privilege or immunity.

6.

a. A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel or space on a vessel.

b. The hiring or leasing of an aircraft, vessel, or other vehicle, especially for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.

7. A written instrument given as evidence of agreement, transfer, or contract; a deed.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being an arrangement in which transportation is leased by a group of travelers for their exclusive, temporary use.

tr.v. char·tered, char·ter·ing, char·ters

1. To grant a charter to; establish by charter.

2. To hire or lease by charter: charter an oil tanker.

3. To hire (a bus or airplane, for example) for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.

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[Middle English chartre, from Old French, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta, paper made from papyrus; see card¹.]

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charter·er n.

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charter

Noun

1. a formal document granting or demanding certain rights or liberties: a children's charter

2. the fundamental principles of an organization: the UN Charter

3. the hire or lease of transportation for private use

Verb

1. to lease or hire by charter

2. to grant a charter to [Latin charta leaf of papyrus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	charter - a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) articles of incorporation - a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of the state certificate of incorporation - state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation bank charter - a charter authorizing the operation of a bank royal charter - a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain)
	2.	charter - a contract to hire or lease transportation contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Verb	1.	charter - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services hire, lease, rent contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement
	2.	charter - grant a charter to licence, license, certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
	3.	charter - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" hire, rent, lease, engage, take acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

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charter

noun 1. document, right, contract, bond, permit, licence, concession, privilege, franchise, deed, prerogative, indenture

noun 2. constitution, laws, rules, code

verb 3. hire, commission, employ, rent, lease

verb 4. authorize, permit, sanction, entitle, license, empower, give authority

Translations

charter [ˈtʃɑːtəʳ] vt [+ bus] → alquilar [+ plane, ship]; fletar

n (document) → estatuto, carta;

on charter → en alquiler, alquilado

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charter [ˈtʃɑːtəʳ] vt [+ plane] → affréter

n (= document) → charte f;

on charter [plane] → affrété(e)

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charter [ˈtʃɑːtəʳ] vt → chartern

n → Charta f;

(of university, company) → Gründungsurkunde f;

on charter → gechartert

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charter [ˈtʃɑːtəʳ] vt [+ plane] → noleggiare

n (document) → carta;

on charter → a nolo

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charter

n charter [ˈtʃaːtə]

a formal document giving rights or privileges. magtigingsbrief صَك إعْطاء حُقوق وامْتِيازات، ميثاق устав výsadní listina, charta traktat; fundats die Urkunde καταστατικό escritura de constitución, estatutos (tegevus)luba اساسنامه lupakirja, toimilupa charte מְגִילָת זְכוּיוֹת राज-पत्र, अधिकार-पत्र isprava, pismo oklevél piagam sérleyfi carta, statuto 特許状 허가서 chartija harta piagam oorkonde pakt, frihetsbrev, rettighetsbrev statut carta carte хартия charta listina pravic povelja kungligt brev, privilegiebrev, frihetsbrev กฎบัตร imtiyaz, berat, patent 特許狀 хартія حقوق و فرائض کی دستاویز hiến chương 特许状

v

to let or hire (a ship, aircraft etc) on contract The travel company had chartered three aircraft for their holiday flights. huur; verhuur يَسْتَأْجِر наемам najmout chartre chartern ναυλώνω fletar, alquilar üürima دربست کرایه کردن vuokrata affréter לְהָשׁכִּיר निजी प्रयोग के लिये किराये पर लेना dati povlasticu kibérel menyewakan leigja noleggiare チャーターする 계약에 의해서 전세내다 išnuomoti, užsakyti fraktēt; nolīgt menyewa charteren chartre, leie (ut) wynajmować fretar a închi­ria сдавать, брать внаём по чартеру prenajať (si) najeti, dati v najem zakupiti chartra เช่า kiralamak 租，包(飛機、船等) зафрахтувати کرائے پر لینا ، مخصوص کرونا thuê 租，包（飞机、船等）

adj

a charter plane; a charter flight. huur سَفْرَةٌ بِطائِرَةٍ مُسْتَأجَرَه нает najaté letadlo, speciál charter- gechartert ναυλωμένος vuelo chárter tšarter- در بست charter-, tilaus- vol nolisé שֶׂכֶר चार्टर विमान čarter let bérelt, cherter- sewaan leiguflug charter チャーターの 전세의 užsakytas čārter-; frakts- sewaan charter- (ut)leie-, charter- czarterowy charter (cursă) charter чартерный prenajatý čarterski čarter charter- ที่เหมาจ้าง kiralanmış, çarter 包租的 чартер, чартерний рейс مخصوص کردہ thuộc cho thuê 包租的