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as in to rent
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
charter a boat
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2
as in to enable
British
to give official or legal power to
a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant
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as in grant
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Recent Examples of charter
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
Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
This season, the crew will charter the seas of Barcelona, Spain, with Captain Sandy Yawn at the helm.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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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 committee quickly raised US$13,000 – the equivalent of $188,000 today – and chartered an airplane to Washington.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
This season, the crew will charter the seas of Barcelona, Spain, with Captain Sandy Yawn at the helm.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charter
Verb
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The ordinance incentivizes people to potentially rent out their homes during the World Cup through platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo without having to pay taxes associated with the use of commercial spaces.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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After a brief stint renting a home in Orrington, Maine (more on that below), the Kings returned to Lovell in 1979.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Not every such deprivation becomes a literal matter of life and death as in the play, but making use of such scenarios enables Shakespeare to highlight more effectively the danger of arbitrary action.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Amorim’s strategy to go direct against Liverpool worked to nullify their press and the same approach, enabling United to start play closer to the final third, looks sensible against Brighton, too.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the 1700s, that began to change as American colonists took the land through brutal warfare, inequitable treaties and exploitative policies.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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Carter had to make a hurried Middle East trip – including a speech to the Knesset – before the two nations formally signed a treaty some six months hence.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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The vote also comes four months after the city council approved $125 million grant package to help the development and address flooding concerns surrounding the cite.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wall resigned from lobbying for Mooresville BTR a month after the Centralina vote accepting the grant.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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You are not legally authorized to possess any native wild birds or mammals.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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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
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Kross and Scarlett made headlines after their departures from WWE in August, following the expiration of their contracts.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The trust operates it under a contract with the Texas General Land Office, and the state plans to spend $400 million on a renovation with a new museum and visitor center set to open in 2027.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The collection, known as Aspinal of London x Spencer Sisters, includes a classic clutch called the Eliza, done in structured leather, patent croc or metallic lizard, and a softer, cinch-top bag in napa leather or velvet known as the Amelia.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Porsche’s filed patent for a six-stroke engine, hinting at a shift from traditional four-stroke designs, signaling a potential major evolution in combustion engine technology.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Charter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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