charter
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[edit] English
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- chartre (obsolete)
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tə(r)
[edit] Etymology
From Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutif of charta).
[edit] Noun
charter (plural charters)
- a document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges
- a similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc
- a contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel
- the temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle
- a deed
[edit] Translations
document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges
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document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc
[edit] Adjective
charter (not comparable)
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[edit] Verb
charter (third-person singular simple present charters, present participle chartering, simple past and past participle chartered)
- (transitive) to grant or establish a charter
- (transitive) to lease or hire something by charter
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Translations
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From English charter.
[edit] Noun
charter m. (plural charters)
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
From English charter
[edit] Noun
charter m. inv.
[edit] Adjective
charter inv.
- charter (attributive)
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