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verb

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How is the word charter different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of charter are hire, lease, let, and rent. While all these words mean "to engage or grant for use at a price," charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use.

charter a bus to go to the game

How do hire and let relate to one another, in the sense of charter?

Both hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use.

we hired a car for the summer
decided to let the cottage to a young couple

In what contexts can lease take the place of charter?

While in some cases nearly identical to charter, lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease.

the diplomat leased an apartment for a year

When would rent be a good substitute for charter?

The words rent and charter are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting.

instead of buying a house, they decided to rent
will not rent to families with children

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of charter
Noun
Article 5 of the NATO charter states that any military attack on a NATO ally requires a military response from the rest of the alliance. Liz Friden, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025 At home, some of those incumbents are members of the very same trade associations that helped Taft stymie the ITO charter back in 1950. Katherine Tai, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
The injunction currently allows both teams to operate as chartered for the 2025 season, thereby securing their continuous business operations without administrative disruptions. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 This year, the heritage 1902 Clinchfield Locomotive made its debut on the Santa Train route, honoring the Clinchfield Railroad that was originally chartered to serve coal mines in the area. Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for charter 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charter
Noun
  • Eisenhower encouraged diplomacy with the Soviet Union, including trying to get a treaty ending nuclear weapons testing.
    William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
  • However, Greenland is part of Denmark, a NATO member, which could therefore trigger Article 4 of NATO's founding treaty.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • In 2024, the Village Board allocated $450,000 in business improvement grants of up to $100,000 per business, Glenview spokesman David Just said.
    Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In a statement released on Sunday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) said its National Response Team has completed its investigation of the Mandeville Street residence that Jabbar rented.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • By renting or leasing from a city instead of owning the land themselves, owners can reduce or eliminate property tax bills.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • By partnering with providers that share their eco-conscious values, Guide to Iceland enables travelers to explore responsibly.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Calmer winds enabled firefighters to start gaining some control of the biggest blazes in metropolitan Los Angeles on Friday before gusty weather returns over the weekend to an area that hasn't seen rain in more than eight months.
    MANUEL VALDES, JULIE WATSON, JOHN SEEWER AND HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The United States consistently ranks at or near the top globally in innovation and in the ease of doing business, requiring roughly half the steps and time needed to register property or enforce contracts compared with European countries.
    Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And while some robotaxis have clashed with cities, May Mobility is incentivized to address municipal concerns or risk having its contract terminated.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • By 2022, Chinese companies led in U.S. patents issued to foreign companies, receiving 40,000 patents compared with fewer than 2,000 for U.K. companies.
    Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Wong, with his partners at Penn State and Carnegie Mellon University, has been granted two U.S. patents and has others pending for processes to manufacture synthetic counterparts to brochosomes.
    Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Less than a month later, Hamp hired Chris Spielman as a special assistant to her and team president Rod Wood and empowered the former Lions linebacker to be a key part of the search for a general manager and coach.
    Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • On top of that, Cousins long had been considered the platonic ideal of plug-and-play quarterback for the Kyle Shanahan passing game, and the Falcons had just hired an offensive coordinator (Zac Robinson) who was a branch off of that larger tree.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • During the Mackinac Island trip, Mr. Nash’s team urged Ms. Bondi to avoid the matter and nudge other Republican attorneys general to do the same, according to two people who attended the event, who were not authorized to speak publicly because the conversations were supposed to be confidential.
    Eric Lipton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Charter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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