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charter - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'charter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Charter [ n.]
- A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance.
- An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges.
- An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers.
- A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
- The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See Charter party, below.
2 . Charter [ v. t.]
- To establish by charter.
- To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See Charter party, under Charter, n.

Meaning of 'charter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . charter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- engage for service under a term of contract
Example in sentence:
  • Let's rent a car;
  • Shall we take a guide in Rome?;
  • We took an apartment on a quiet street