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 Our hunting and conservation editor and his buddies chartered a helicopter to fly into an area of public land that was surrounded by private ranches. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 The twin-engine Cessna was operated by Security Aviation and had been chartered to fly from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, located about 40 miles south of Goodnews Bay, according to KTUU. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The agency had chartered the plane, which crashed Thursday near its destination, the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles west of Anchorage. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The 180-foot Elena of London can be chartered during this year’s Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, giving you the chance to compete in one of the Mediterranean’s largest and most prestigious regattas. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026 After performing in South Carolina, Barker and Goldstein chartered a private plane for their trip back to Los Angeles. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026 Banks are either chartered by a state or the federal government. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 In July 2022, a boat chartered by a group of family and friends flipped in the Hudson River off Midtown Manhattan, killing 7-year-old Julian Vasquez and 47-year-old Lindelia Vasquez. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Russo believes the couple was celebrating the birthday of a friend who had chartered the boat for the occasion. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
  1. rented
  2. enabled
  3. hired
  4. authorized
  5. empowered
  6. qualified
  7. licensed
  8. certified
Verb
  • The remaining unoccupied houses fall into other categories, such as properties that have been sold or rented but are not yet occupied, homes that are reserved for workers or units being held off the market.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The pair worked together off-and-on in Chicago and New York, but eventually returned to the city and rented out the old space of a family-favorite diner in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rented
Verb
  • Those walls are coming down, thanks to a wave of vibe coding enabled by OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Cowork.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Performance is driven by Processes, enabled by People and inspired by Purpose—and all of it is held together by a bit of Phun.
    — Sam Talya, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • Tissot hired a hygienist who confirmed his finding of elevated lead levels in Tissot’s own home.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Cousy sat out the next six seasons before getting hired as head coach of the Cincinnati Royals in 1969.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • The sources spoke on the conditions of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss private trade talks, negotiations and recruitment efforts.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The government also authorized schools in areas affected by volcanic ash to shift temporarily to online learning to reduce students’ exposure to ash.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of authorized
Verb
  • Her fraught bunny legacy ultimately empowered other women, inspiring a new generation to claim their own stories.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Von Furstenberg, who built a fashion empire around a silhouette that empowered women to be in charge of their own bodies and lives, always got the memo, too.
    — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • That’s because of Shaw’s injury record during his career and the worry of how United will rotate him with so many games this season, having qualified for the Champions League — and where this might leave them defensively.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In the old format, Shane van Gisbergen’s road-course dominance would’ve automatically qualified him for the playoff field thanks to two wins at extra curvy tracks this summer.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • The woman remains eligible to work as a registered nurse in Florida and in most places in the United States through an agreement that allows nurses licensed in one state to work elsewhere.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The company licensed the intellectual property related to the approach from the National Eye Institute, which sits within the National Institutes of Health.
    — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of licensed
Verb
  • For example, the mold observed during the committee’s tour of Wilbur Cross High School has been remediated, and the results have been certified.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Balcony panels are already certified in Germany, where plug-in solar is popular.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of certified

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“Chartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chartered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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