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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
  • Under the terms of the New START treaty, U.S. and Russian officials are able to inspect each country's nuclear sites.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Losing such an integral part of the nation's economic fabric would be devastating, requiring trade agreements, treaties and work permits.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In 2019, Cassava Republic was awarded a $20,000 grant to translate and produce 10 children’s books into three Nigerian languages.
    Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Non-compliant cities and towns also risk losing access to state and federal grants.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • When two Black students attempted to rent a Bridgeport apartment, Daley let his neighbors run them out.
    Erik Wallenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
  • For example, if your organization has a beautiful campus and, better yet,an auditorium with a full AV package, consider renting it out to a local dance studio, theatre troupes, or other organizations that require a place to host events or performances.
    Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This change enabled her to view her development as planned and targeted. 2.
    Tinna Jackson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • When those conditions change, the chemicals are not strong enough to enable them to actually withstand the enormous pressures and the enormous changes that have happened.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Listen to this article More than five years ago, San Diego officials declared an emergency and signed a no-bid contract to repair the elevators that serve the Civic Center Plaza, a mid-century office tower that houses more than 800 city employees.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Antony’s contract at Old Trafford runs through until 2027, with the option of a further year.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Pfizer, for example, faces a wave of patent losses over the next few years that could threaten some $17 billion to $18 billion in annual sales, the company’s CEO Albert Bourla said during a presentation at the conference.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Companies with greater gender diversity on their boards see an increase in innovation and patents.
    Elena Volotovskaya, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • He’s also brought in nearly the same overall from the other cities and counties that subsequently hired him.
    Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Detailed policy and hiring programs had been negotiated and assembled.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order authorizing the U.S. military to draft a plan for sending troops to the southern border.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • What To Know Russia's decreasing use of artillery ammunition follows an increase in the number of long-range strikes into Russian territory by Kyiv's armed forces after President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to utilize U.S.-built long-range weapons.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Charter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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