charter

CEFRC1

/ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An official document giving rights or setting rules.

  2. 02

    verb

    To hire a vehicle for a special trip.

Examples

  • The charter flight is to take off at three.

  • The United Nations Charter was signed in 1945.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.

  2. A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.

  3. A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.

More examples

In context

  • The European Social Charter of workers’ rights

  • My mother, / Who has a charter to extol her blood, / When she does praise me, grieves me.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.