chartered

verb

past tense of charter
1
as in rented
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum charter a boat

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2
as in enabled
British to give official or legal power to a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant

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Recent Examples of chartered Dickinson and his wife, Mary, were the namesakes for the first college — based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania — chartered after the founding of the United States. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Building on existing kidney and heart programs, the center was formally chartered in 1989. — Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Flight Monitor, a project by Human Rights First, confirmed to the Herald that the flight was operated by ICE Air and chartered by Global X. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026 The late 1800s saw the rise of land‑grant universities, chartered to make education accessible to the working class while advancing research and public service. — Adam Stone, USA Today, 25 June 2026 The Boeing 727 was sold to a Malaysian company that chartered it for VIP transport for a few years, before the aircraft was scrapped. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 Nike has chartered a path to improving its share price, but the athletic retailer faces several headwinds that could foil its recovery plan, according to Evercore ISI. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 June 2026 In 1827, merchants and civic leaders here chartered the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, launching what became America’s first common-carrier railroad. — Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2026 Their only hope for a better life is to get on the Winnipeg, a cargo ship chartered by Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and artist Delia del Carril to offer survivors a new life in Valparaíso, Chile. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
  1. rented
  2. enabled
  3. hired
  4. authorized
  5. empowered
  6. qualified
  7. licensed
  8. certified
Verb
  • One of the key claims related to an incident in September 2023, when MacInnes and producer Amanda Ghost shared a bath at a Sydney penthouse rented by the production company.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • South Florida hosts who rented out their homes during the World Cup got a bump in income, according to new data.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of rented
Verb
  • Though present, they are not enabled by default and require overriding hidden FeatureFlags, which increases user risk.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • But a wild pitch enabled Alvarez to reach first base, and Paredes socked the first pitch of 388 feet to left for a three-run home run and a 5-1 lead.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • Most particularly, the judge seemed interested in whether Reddit’s agreement with Google actually authorized Google to protect its copyrighted content.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
  • Before an agent acts, the organization needs to know what informed the decision, which policy authorized it, who owns the outcome and how the action can be stopped or reversed.
    — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • Shanahan has even empowered Lynch — who was hired by Shanahan to be a political figurehead a decade ago — to be the true GM of the team over the years.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
  • These two models exist simultaneously in Jewish history in the image of uprooted and powerless Jews on the one hand and rooted and empowered Jews on the other.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • San Jose has 37 games remaining on its schedule and has already qualified for the California League playoffs after winning the first-half championship.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • If the representative had done that, Dimmerling said, her client would have qualified.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • According to the Arkansas Department of Education’s licensure website, Moore is licensed to teach instrumental music and vocal music in the state.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026
  • Dreamwear, which makes Hanky Panky’s sleepwear and loungewear, has been licensed to manufacture Cosabella’s sleepwear and loungewear for retail distribution.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Definition of licensed
Verb
  • Because in an era where time to replenish is a strategic metric, technical advantage matters only when it can be produced, certified, delivered, sustained, and regenerated at the rate readiness demands.
    — Jean-Louis Rassineux, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Only SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket are certified for Lane 2 missions.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
Definition of certified

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