charter
- charter
char•ter
[[t]ˈtʃɑr tər[/t]]
n.
1) gov+bus a document issued by a sovereign or state outlining the conditions under which a business, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges
2) bus gov a document defining the formal organization of a corporate body; constitution:
the Charter of the United Nations[/ex]
3) gov an authorization from a central or parent organization to establish a new branch, chapter, etc
4) gov+bus a document issued by a sovereign power granting certain rights or privileges to a group or individual
5) law an arrangement by which all or part of a ship, airplane, etc., is leased for a particular group or journey
6) cvb a tour, vacation, or trip using such an arrangement
7) gov a special privilege or immunity
8) gov+bus to issue a charter to; establish by charter:
to charter a bank[/ex]
9) to lease or hire for exclusive use:
The company chartered a bus for the picnic[/ex]
10) cvb pertaining to or involving transportation that is specially leased and not part of a regularly scheduled service:
a charter flight to Europe[/ex]
11) available for lease or hire by private individuals:
a charter boat for fishing[/ex]
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Etymology:
1200–50; ME chartre < OF < L chartul(a) scrap of papyrus (by assimilation) =chart(a) (see chart) +-ula -ule
char′ter•a•ble, adj.
char′ter•er, n.
syn:
See hire
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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Look at other dictionaries:
charter — char·ter 1 n [Old French chartre letter, formal document, from Late Latin chartula, from Latin, diminutive of charta sheet of papyrus] 1 a: a grant or guarantee of rights, powers, or privileges from an authority or agency of a state or country a… … Law dictionary
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Charter — Char ter, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See {Chart}, {Card}.] 1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
charter — CHÁRTER, chartere, s.n. 1. Tip de contract de transport naval sau aerian deosebit de cursele regulate, organizat în funcţie de necesităţi. 2. Avion sau navă care circulă conform unui charter (1). [pr.: ceártăr] – Din engl. charter. Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
Charter 97 — is a declaration calling for democracy in Belarus and a human rights group taking its inspiration from the declaration. The document whose title deliberately echoes the Czechoslovak human rights declaration Charter 77 twenty years earlier was… … Wikipedia
chárter — 1. ‘[Vuelo] fletado al margen de los vuelos regulares’ y ‘[autobús] contratado al margen de los servicios regulares’. Es voz tomada del inglés charter, que en español debe escribirse con tilde por ser palabra llana acabada en r (→ tilde2, 1.1.2) … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Charter — Char ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chartering}.] 1. To establish by charter. [1913 Webster] 2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party}, under {Charter}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charter — Charter: Das Fremdwort für »Urkunde; Freibrief; Frachtvertrag« wurde im 19. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. charter entlehnt. Dies geht über afrz. chartre auf lat. chartula »kleine Schrift, Briefchen« zurück, eine Verkleinerungsform von charta (vgl. den … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
charter — [chärt′ər] n. [ME chartre < OFr < L chartula, dim. of charta: see CARD1] 1. a franchise or written grant of specified rights made by a government or ruler to a person, corporation, etc. 2. a) a document setting forth the aims and principles … English World dictionary
charter — |chártèr| s. m. Ver chárter. • Plural: charters. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
