Definitions for charter
ˈtʃɑr tərchar·ter

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. charter(noun)

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

2. charter(verb)

   a contract to hire or lease transportation

3. rent, hire, charter, lease(verb)

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

4. charter(verb)

   grant a charter to

5. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take(verb)

   engage for service under a term of contract

   "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. charter(Noun)

   a document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges

   Etymology: From chartre, from chartula (diminutif of charta).

2. charter(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From chartre, from chartula (diminutif of charta).

3. charter(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From chartre, from chartula (diminutif of charta).

4. charter(Noun)

   the temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle

   Etymology: From chartre, from chartula (diminutif of charta).

5. charter(Noun)

   a deed

   Etymology: From chartre, from chartula (diminutif of charta).

6. charter(Verb)

   to grant or establish a charter

   Etymology: From chartre, from chartula (diminutif of charta).

7. charter(Verb)

   to lease or hire something by charter

   Etymology: From chartre, from chartula (diminutif of charta).

8. charter(Adjective)

   leased or hired

   Etymology: From chartre, from chartula (diminutif of charta).

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Charter(noun)

   a written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance

   Etymology: [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart, Card.]

2. Charter(noun)

   an instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges

   Etymology: [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart, Card.]

3. Charter(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart, Card.]

4. Charter(noun)

   a special privilege, immunity, or exemption

   Etymology: [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart, Card.]

5. Charter(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart, Card.]

6. Charter(verb)

   to establish by charter

   Etymology: [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart, Card.]

7. Charter(verb)

   to hire or let by charter, as a ship. See Charter party, under Charter, n

   Etymology: [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart, Card.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Charter

   A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority, and that the recipient admits a limited status within the relationship, and it is within that sense that charters were historically granted, and that sense is retained in modern usage of the term. Also, charter can simply be a document giving royal permission to start a colony. The word entered the English language from the Old French charte, but the concept is universal and transcends language. It has come to be synonymous with the document that lays out the granting of rights or privileges.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Charter

   chärt′er, n. any formal writing in evidence of a grant, contract, or other transaction, conferring or confirming titles, rights, or privileges, or the like: the formal deed by which a sovereign guarantees the rights and privileges of his subjects, like the famous Mag′na Chart′a, signed by King John at Runnymede, 15th June 1215, or the Charte of Louis XVIII. at the Restoration in 1814, or that sworn by Louis-Philippe, 29th August 1830: any instrument by which powers and privileges are conferred by the state on a select body of persons for a special object, as the 'charter of a bank:' a patent: grant, allowance: immunity.—v.t. to establish by charter: to let or hire, as a ship, on contract.—p.adj. Chart′ered, granted or protected by a charter: privileged: licensed: hired by contract. [O. Fr. chartre—L. cartula, carta.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. charter

   To charter a vessel is to take her to freight, under a charter-party. The charter or written instrument by which she is hired to carry freight.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. charter

   A form of official document giving authority, rights and power for a specific purpose.

   The UN charter on the rights of a child are respected.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'charter' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4136

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'charter' in Nouns Frequency: #1555

Anagrams for charter »

1. charret, rechart

How to pronounce charter?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of charter in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of charter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of charter in a Sentence

1. Prayuth Chan-ocha:

   We need to hold a general election in 2017 because that is a promise we made, there has been no charter that pleases people 100 percent.

2. Michelle Crames:

   I think the charter parents are very informed, a lot of us work very hard for our schools.

3. Gianni Onorato:

   They have never experienced in the past ... such a high number of charter flights.

4. John Legere:

   This transition is more than 5 months away, so you will still have plenty of time and opportunity to hear me take shots at the competition, so don't get too excited, ATT, Verizon, Comcast and Charter.

5. Nelson Smith:

   One thing puzzling is that some lenders are looking at the original charter documents or they may be looking at newspaper articles but not at the summative reports that actually address performance, for the lenders, the most obvious risk is making an investment in a school that doesn't last very long.

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