charter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 See also 1.5.1.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.3 Adjective

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tə(r)

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From Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutif of charta).

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charter (plural charters)

1. a document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges
2. a similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc
3. a contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel
4. the temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle
5. a deed

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charter (not comparable)

1. leased or hired

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to charter (third-person singular simple present charters, present participle chartering, simple past and past participle chartered)

1. (transitive) to grant or establish a charter
2. (transitive) to lease or hire something by charter

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• charter school

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From English charter.

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charter m. (plural charters)

1. a charter flight
2. a charter plane
3. a charter pilot

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From English charter

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charter m. inv.

1. Charter plane or flight

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charter inv.

1. charter (attributive)