单词 | recharter |
释义 | rechartern. The renewal of a charter; a new or second charter. Chiefly used in the context of politics or business. Cf. charter n.1 ΚΠ 1834 D. Webster Speech in Senate 18 Mar. 12 We passed a bill for such a recharter, through both Houses, two years ago, but it was negatived by the President. 1878 F. A. Walker Money xx. 457 In 1832 occurred the Recharter, when the Bank directors showed a still further change of views. a1901 J. Fiske Ess. Hist. & Lit. (1902) i. vii. 301 President Madison had reluctantly signed the bill for its recharter in 1816. 1955 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 21 33 Secretary of the Treasury Gallatin presented his request for the recharter of the Bank of the United States. 2003 T. Hardjono & L. R. Dondeti Multicast & Group Security ii. 26 A recharter is another possible response to an ever-changing Internet technological landscape and industry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). recharterv. transitive. To charter again; to give a new charter to.Frequently with reference to the chartering or licensing of banks. ΚΠ 1776 J. Trusler Chronology (ed. 8) 175 Taunton, Somersetshire, charter given by Charles I, taken away and re-chartered by Charles II. 1799 Times 23 Dec. 3/1 He hired vessels at 16l. per ton, and re-chartered them to the Company at 18l. per ton. 1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing 251 We shant find in a week any of our folks north if the Bank is rechartered. 1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. II. vi. 120 He prepared to re-charter the Bank of England. 1906 Amer. Hist. Rev. 12 161 The extremely important failure to recharter the United States Bank. 1949 A. M. Schlesinger in G. R. Taylor Jackson vs. Biddle ix. 92 The deliberate creation of a panic in order to blackmail the government into rechartering the Bank. 1969 S. Fine Sit-down iii. 63 The CWW..was rechartered the next year as the Carriage, Wagon, and Automobile Workers' International Union. 2007 U.S. States News (Nexis) 31 Jan. Students have taken steps to re-charter the Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity on campus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834v.1776 |
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