1
as in rents
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
charter a boat
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2
as in enables
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 charters
New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The airline also charters a Bombardier Global 6000, which seats 13 but is limited to 11 for these flights, and Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, which seats 12 but is limited to 10.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
The law that charters the Fed allows the president to dismiss policymakers for cause, which is generally interpreted to mean gross professional negligence or malfeasance.
—New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The airline also charters a Bombardier Global 6000, which seats 13 but is limited to 11 for these flights, and Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, which seats 12 but is limited to 10.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charters
Verb
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The specific model used in the heist was sold to a customer in the Greater Paris area who rents it out, according to Böcker’s statement.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI rents out Nvidia graphics chips to run models through Oracle, as well as CoreWeave, Google and Microsoft.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 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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Re-Calvin is powered by Trove’s new Takeback Plug-In, which enables Calvin Klein to manage item intake, routing and transparency at scale.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The only nuclear defense worth believing in is disarmament — rooted in treaties, inspections and verification.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Despite talk of using nukes to carve a second Panama Canal or excavate Alaskan ports, public concern over radiation and international treaties ultimately shut the program down.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Proceeds from the night benefited the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation, supporting scholarships, rodeo grants, and the preservation of BPIR’s traveling museum.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Active grants have been cruelly rescinded, leaving community theaters, local museums, facing sudden funding gaps and uncertainty over expenses for work already underway.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At this stage of the M&A sequence, a company hires financial advisors and, generally, prepares financial information to share with potential bidders.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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As the rest of the world hires up for an AI future, the company once known as Facebook reportedly hopes to cut about 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence unit.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This model empowers users who transition between city roads and suburban trails, offering high-speed capability and long battery life without compromising stability or ride comfort.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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As Gay reflects on her own departure from the church, Surviving Mormonism delves into outdated and controversial practices and empowers victims to share their experiences to bring awareness and enact change.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
21 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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SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Adler offers a $750 gift card if a tenant leases within 48 hours of touring the apartment.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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When a customer leases an EV through the program, their payment reflects application of the tax credit and the finance company gets reimbursed.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Charters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charters. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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