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noun

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How is the word charter different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of charter are hire, lease, let, and rent. While all these words mean "to engage or grant for use at a price," charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use.

charter a bus to go to the game

How do hire and let relate to one another, in the sense of charter?

Both hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use.

we hired a car for the summer
decided to let the cottage to a young couple

In what contexts can lease take the place of charter?

While in some cases nearly identical to charter, lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease.

the diplomat leased an apartment for a year

When would rent be a good substitute for charter?

The words rent and charter are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting.

instead of buying a house, they decided to rent
will not rent to families with children

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of charter
Verb
The price is steep but significantly lower than other helicopter charters, which can cost €1650 (about $1918) for a group of six for only one way (Uber's is round-trip). Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 24 June 2025 The United Nations charter has more than a hundred articles; the treaty governing the European Union has nearly three hundred and sixty. Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Noun
Councilmembers Shana Charles and Ahmad Zahra, outspoken critics of the chartering initiative since Mayor Fred Jung raised the idea earlier this year, voted against proceeding. Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025 Lambda Nu Omega chapter (chapter chartered in Waukegan on May 27, 1977), helped to staff a water station. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for charter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charter
Verb
  • Lori also served as the executive director at the North Idaho Housing Coalition, a nonprofit organization that renovated homes to rent or sell to low-income families.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 6 July 2025
  • However, for convenience and comfort, your best bet is to rent a car.
    Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Fresh droppings often contain viral RNA, enabling researchers to recover full genomes and assess the pathogenic potential of circulating strains.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • From a practical standpoint, this decision enables an unprecedented situation where individuals born on U.S. territory might be considered citizens in one jurisdiction but not an adjacent one.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Ukraine was one of roughly 160 countries that had agreed to the treaty, though Russia never did.
    Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
  • Any nation joining this campaign that is also a signatory to the NPT would have to withdraw from that treaty, Bollfrass says.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The grant is being accompanied by the formation of a new board to develop and oversee a reinvigorated vision that will carry the 180-year old cemetery into the future.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
  • Federal officials argue there is no law or provision in the Constitution that compels the EPA to make these grants to these groups.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • Vaughn Hillyard will join MSNBC as senior White House correspondent, as the network has hired a group of journalists for its team in advance of its split from Comcast and sister network NBC News.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2025
  • Portland made headlines last week after deciding to part ways with president Inky Son less than three months after she was hired, underlining the risk of short launch timelines for newcomers.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • On Sunday, President Donald Trump signed a Major Disaster Declaration authorizing federal disaster aid and activating the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
  • Lopez told Murray on Wednesday that he's no longer authorized to sell Infowars' assets and vacated the September order that detailed the terms of the auction.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Years before signing a rookie contract with the Dallas Mavericks, netting him $13.8 million in the first year alone, Cooper Flagg had a more menial job.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • Despite the losing streak, Posey opted to exercise an option for 2026 on Melvin’s contract.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • These assets can include things like patents, trade secrets, customer databases, employee skills, and company processes.
    Stephen Diorio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Stedman, the Austin-Travis County EMS spokesperson, said at Friday's early morning news conference that all critical patents were taken to hospitals within 40 minutes.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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“Charter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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