Meaning

7 senses
  1. A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.

    Charta

    уста́вustáv, ха́ртияxártija

    стату́тstatút, ха́ртіяxártija

  2. A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.

    Charta

    гра́мотаgrámota, ха́ртияxártija

    гра́мотаhrámota, ха́ртіяxártija

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

    ча́ртерčártɛr

    ча́ртерčárter

  4. The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.

    наёмnajóm, ча́ртерčártɛr

  5. A deed (legal contract).

    a contract to hire or lease transportation

  6. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.

  7. (UK, derogatory)A provision whose unintended consequence would be to encourage an undesirable activity

Examples

25 sentences
  1. We chartered a bus.

    Ми замовили автобус.

    deWir mieteten einen Bus.

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  2. I want to charter a bus.

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  3. I'd like to charter a yacht.

    deIch möchte gerne eine Jacht mieten.

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  4. They chartered a bus for the firm's outing.

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  5. Our university chartered a plane for the football team and the marching band.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges:
document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.:
contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel:
Русский
By meaning 4
document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges:
document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.:
contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel:
temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges:

Origin

From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartul

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

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