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
  • First, brands rented the publisher, building bespoke magazines for hyper-specific interests engineered to be trusted by a subculture so the product could ride in on that trust.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • On September 1, Chafin deployed rented commercial aircraft to drop pipe bombs and tear gas on locations where the miners were suspected to be regrouping for further assaults.
    — Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 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
  • The shots were extensively tested for safety before they were authorized for emergency use, with the FDA requiring at least two months of follow-up safety data after vaccinating trial participants.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized on Sunday the use of federal funds to battle several fires, including the Autumn Lane Fire in Spokane County.
    — Melissa Griffin, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • This usually refers to the next level of leaders in the organization and how they are empowered to make decisions, take action or solve problems without senior leader involvement.
    — Julie Williamson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • For managers and leaders, fostering innovation means recognizing that your role is to create the conditions where employees feel empowered to contribute.
    — Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • Nithya Raman’s team said Raman had qualified for those matching funds.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In a 2025 study of nearly 1,000 patients diagnosed with lung cancer, only 35% would have qualified for screening under the current criteria.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 31 July 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • Immigration consultants are not attorneys, but can be licensed by California to perform certain functions, like filling out immigration forms.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • The facility is licensed to house people with chronic mental illness, and had 26 people living there earlier this week.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 31 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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