charter
/ˈtʃɑrtər/
adjective
- Relating to a charter or the hiring of a vehicle, boat, or aircraft.
- They took a charter flight to avoid long layovers.
- We prefer charter services for group travel.
- The charter bus arrived early for the field trip.
noun
- A written document that grants rights, privileges, or authority from a government or organization.
- The city received a royal charter to establish a university.
- The company's charter outlines the rights of its shareholders.
- The club operates under a charter approved by the national association.
- The hiring or renting of a vehicle, boat, or aircraft for a specific trip or purpose.
- The school took out a charter to fly the team to the championship game.
- They arranged a charter for a fishing trip on the lake.
- We booked a yacht charter for our vacation in the Caribbean.
verb
- To hire or rent a vehicle, boat, or aircraft for a specific trip or purpose.
- The company chartered a bus to take employees to the conference.
- They chartered a sailboat for the weekend.
- We decided to charter a small plane for the island tour.
- To establish or grant a charter to an organization, city, or institution.
- The king chartered the colony in the early 1600s.
- The state chartered the university in 1850.
- The government chartered a new bank to serve rural areas.