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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
As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. Cate Charron, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025 The measure would update the city charter with the department's new name and needs a simple majority of voters to pass. Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
The four-story 9,975-square-foot Funnel complex runs $350,000 per week—about the same as chartering a 160-foot private yacht. Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025 Because Nodus was chartered in Puerto Rico as an international bank, its deposits were not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for charter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charter
Verb
  • Private event spaces and a rooftop terrace can also be rented out for celebrations and events, according to Topgolf.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Some are dilapidated and need tens of thousands of dollars in renovations before they can be rented out again.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Beyond medical uses The team also equipped the robot with a tiny camera, enabling it to inspect hard-to-reach spots inside the jet engine model.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Many of them had easy access to government offices that enabled them to obtain genuine Syrian passports with fake names, according to former employees and regime figures.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 2024, Parliament was briefly suspended when Māori lawmakers performed a haka opposing the Treaty Principles Bill, which sought to reinterpret the 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Māori.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Broken treaties Monday, October 13 is Indigenous People’s Day.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Woodhouse then turned to a federal database to pull data on the average grants, loans and work study payments at each institution.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Sundance Institute has announced a partnership with Rolex on its feature film program, with the watchmaker set to provide direct financial support and grants for Sundance’s foundational initiative.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But as multiple advertising world sources note, Apple has hired its fair share of TV and streaming video veterans over the past couple of years, which, when combined with this newfound desire to cut deals to expand Apple TV’s reach, is certainly suggestive of broader ambitions.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As part of its hiring blitz, the agency has dropped age, training and education standards and has offered recruits signing bonuses as high as $50,000.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • You are not legally authorized to possess any native wild birds or mammals.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The grand jury ultimately voted to indict Comey on two of three charges sought by Halligan related to Comey's 2020 congressional testimony regarding the FBI's Russia probe and whether Comey authorized leaks of anonymous information to the media.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Nuggets are better with Braun, even with a contract extension looming.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
  • During his end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski indicated that the team will look to re-sign Kyle Schwarber and that manager Rob Thomson will return with another year ahead on his contract.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When David embraced the ingredient, the patent holders—a company called Epogee—proposed an acquisition.
    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Teyana Taylor’s Apolline pumps at Paris Fashion Week and Madonna and Lourdes Leon’s Vendôme pairs in matching patent iterations have reinforced Vaccarello’s push toward sharper lines and metallic detail.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Charter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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