charternoun
uk/ˈtʃɑː.tər/us/ˈtʃɑːr.t̬ɚ/charter noun (OFFICIAL PAPER)
[ C ] a formal statement of the rights of a country's people, or of an organization or a particular social group, that is agreed by or demanded from a ruler or government:
a charter of rights
Education is one of the basic human rights written into the United Nations Charter.
The government has produced a Citizen's/Parents'/Patients' Charter.
charter noun (RENT)
[ U ] the renting of a vehicle:
boats for charter
a charter flight
a major charter operator
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Renting & hiring
- account
- charge account
- chartered
- credit account
- deposit
- hire
- hire purchase
- hire sth/sb out
- hp
- installment plan
- layaway
- lease
- lessee
- lessor
- rent
- rental
- the never-never
charterverb [ T ]
uk/ˈtʃɑː.tər/us/ˈtʃɑːr.t̬ɚ/charter verb [ T ] (RENT)
to rent a vehicle, especially an aircraft, for a special use and not as part of a regular service:
They've chartered a plane to take delegates to the conference.
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Renting & hiring
- account
- charge account
- chartered
- credit account
- deposit
- hire
- hire purchase
- hire sth/sb out
- hp
- installment plan
- layaway
- lease
- lessee
- lessor
- rent
- rental
- the never-never
charter verb [ T ] (OFFICIAL START)
to officially start a new organization by giving it a charter:
Cambridge University Press was chartered in 1534.
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Success & failure in business
- administration
- axe
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- branch
- branch out
- collapse
- establish
- fold
- foreclose
- growing pains
- joint venture
- liquidator
- locate
- moribund
- official receiver
- organic growth
- receivership
- shut (sth) down
- spin
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