Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   charter

   /ˈtʃɑːtə/

   noun

   • 1. a written grant by the sovereign or legislative power of a country, by which a body such as a city, company, or university is founded or its rights and privileges defined: "the town received a charter from the Emperor" Similar authorityauthorizationsanctioncovenantdispensationconsentpermissionsufferanceprerogativeprivilegerighthistorical:droitpermitlicencewarrantwarrantydeedbonddocumentindentureconcessionfranchiseprivilege
   • ▪ a written constitution or description of an organization's functions: "the impending review of the BBC's Charter" Similar constitutioncodecanonbody of lawsystem of rulesfundamental principlesruleslaws
   • ▪ (in the UK) a written statement of the rights of a specified group of people: "the standard set by the patient's charter"
   • ▪ a policy or law regarded as enabling people to engage more easily in a specified undesirable activity: British "he described the act as a charter for vandals"
   • 2. the hiring of an aircraft, ship, or motor vehicle for a special purpose: "a plane on charter to a multinational company" Similar hirehiringleaseleasingrentrentalrentingbookingreservationreservingdated:engagingengagementrare:bespeaking
   • ▪ a ship or vehicle that is hired: "the fifty foot charter Capricorn will join the team"
   • ▪ a trip made by a ship or vehicle under hire: "he liked to see the boat sparkling clean before each charter"

   verb

   • 1. grant a charter to (a city, company, university, or other body): "the company was chartered in 1864"
   • 2. hire (an aircraft or ship): "he immediately chartered a plane to take him to Paris"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta ‘paper’ (see card1).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points