Link Centre Dictionary

charter

char·ter

UK/ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ US/ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/ fairly common uk
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation

2.

verb

1.

hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

Synonyms
2.

grant a charter to

3.

engage for service under a term of contract

  • “We took an apartment on a quiet street”
  • “Let”
  • “;”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.

Phrases

  • Blackmailer’s Charter
  • charter change
  • charter court
  • charter master
  • charter member
  • charter party
  • charter pilot
  • charter school
  • time charter

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Part of

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.