charter

hire, let, lease, rent, charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. 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

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

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

charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use.

• • charter a bus to go to the game