charter
To grant or establish a charterTo grant or establish a charter.
» We chartered a bus.
Wir mieteten einen Bus.
Ми замовили автобус.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To grant or establish a charter.
grant a charter to
(transitive)To lease or hire something by charter.
(Canada, transitive)(of a peace officer) To inform (an arrestee) of their constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest.
Examples
25 sentencesWe chartered a bus.
Ми замовили автобус. — shanghainese
deWir mieteten einen Bus. — al_ex_an_der
I want to charter a bus.
I'd like to charter a yacht.
deIch möchte gerne eine Jacht mieten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They chartered a bus for the firm's outing.
Our university chartered a plane for the football team and the marching band.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartulFrom Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.
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Forms
charters, chartering, chartered, chartered| Base form | charter · to charter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | charters |
| Present participle | chartering |
| Past simple | chartered |
| Past participle | chartered |
irregular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle