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 All four were private operators chartered by the Greek firefighting service. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Totality from a turboprop A nine-passenger King Air turboprop chartered from Norlandair will fly from Reykjavík Airport, Iceland, north to south to intercept the path of totality in a flight known as Umbracept. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 When the yoga brand Alo chartered a yacht during Cannes and stuffed it with influencer-celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Alix Earle, Peters wasn’t surprised that much of the feedback was negative. — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026 The steep bill drew investor scrutiny, as Karp owns the aircraft chartered to Palantir. — Sam Klebanov, Fortune, 27 July 2026 The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, chartered by Congress to provide independent scientific guidance, has not formally weighed in yet. — ABC News, 26 July 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
  1. rented
  2. enabled
  3. hired
  4. authorized
  5. empowered
  6. qualified
  7. licensed
  8. certified
Verb
  • Travelers either checked into traditional hotels, often located away from their cars, rented rooms in private homes, pitched tents at roadside auto camps, or simply slept in their vehicles.
    — Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The writers rented a house in Ojai, California, to go on retreat hash it out.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of rented
Verb
  • This is being enabled by newer architectures like compute-in-memory that will increase performance and reduce costs.
    — Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That feeds back into the cycle of innovation and has enabled Ukrainian companies to take huge risks in developing drones, robots and other weapons, while learning from failures on how to harden their systems for modern battlefields.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • The city of Detroit has hired a senior director of retail attraction to bring national and regional chains into the city.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Christian Bale is the only actor on this list who was hired, fired, and rehired before filming began.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce received another platelet-rich plasma injection in his left ankle, according to a source with knowledge of the matter who spoke anonymously Monday because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • New Jersey authorized stormwater utilities in 2019, giving every town the power to fund drainage improvements through modest fees tied to pavement and runoff, yet almost no municipality has created one.
    — Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • The number of high-earning solopreneurs is surging, empowered by AI tools that provide capabilities of larger teams, making self-employment increasingly attractive.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere in the clip, Winfrey called out other moments that empowered her during her childhood.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • Having qualified, candidates for the state House receive a $38,575 grant and $131,155 to run for the state Senate.
    — Elona Vaisnys, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Like the previous three tournaments the team qualified for (2010, 2014, 2022), the USMNT reached the round of 16 in 2026.
    — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • New hospices would rent a room, get licensed and then move elsewhere, according to ACHC.
    — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Robinhood's Rothera rollout Robinhood launched Rothera in June, an exchange that's licensed with the CFTC and managed through the brokerage's joint venture with Susquehanna International Group.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of licensed
Verb
  • Boeing shares surged 8% as the FAA certified its 737 MAX-7 model after a decade-long review, and scrutiny of the company’s aircraft following the 2024 Alaska Airlines door plug blowout.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The song became a country radio favorite, was certified Gold, and earned her the Breakthrough Female Video of the Year award at the 2024 CMT Music Awards.
    — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of certified

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