charter
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char|ter1 W3 [ˈtʃa:tə US ˈtʃa:rtər] n
[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: chartre, from Medieval Latin chartula, from Latin charta; CHART1]
1.)
a statement of the principles, duties, and purposes of an organization
▪ the freedoms embodied in the UN charter
2.) [U]
the practice of paying money to a company to use their boats, aircraft, etc, or the boat, aircraft etc used in this way
▪ boats available for charter
▪ a charter service
3.)
a signed statement from a government or ruler which allows a town, organization, or university to officially exist and have special rights
▪ The town's charter was granted in 1838.
4.) [singular] BrE informal a law or official decision that seems to give someone the right to do something most people consider morally wrong
▪ Reducing the number of police is just a thieves' charter.
charter 2
charter2 v [T]
1.) to pay a company for the use of their aircraft, boat etc
▪ We chartered a boat to take us to some of the smaller islands.
2.) to say officially that a town, organization, or university officially exists and has special rights
Dictionary of contemporary English.
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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
