| 单词 | charter |
| 释义 | charter —charterable, adj. —charterage, n. —charterer, n. —charterless, adj. /chahr"teuhr/, n. 1. a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges. 2. (often cap.) a document defining the formal organization of a corporate body; constitution: the Charter of the United Nations. 3. authorization from a central or parent organization to establish a new branch, chapter, etc. 4. a grant by a sovereign power creating a corporation, as the royal charters granted to British colonies in America. 5. Also called charter party. a contract by which part or all of a ship is leased for a voyage or a stated time. 6. a tour, vacation, or trip by charter arrangement: The travel agency is offering charters to Europe and the Caribbean. 7. special privilege or immunity. v.t. 8. to establish by charter: to charter a bank. 9. to lease or hire for exclusive use: The company will charter six buses for the picnic. 10. to give special favor or privilege to. adj. 11. of or pertaining to a method of travel in which the transportation is specially leased or hired for members of a group or association: a charter flight to Europe. 12. that can be leased or hired for exclusive or private use: a charter boat for deep-sea fishing. 13. done or held in accordance with a charter: a charter school. [1200-50; ME chartre < OF < L chartul(a) little paper (by assimilation), equiv. to chart(a) (see CHARTA) + -ula -ULE] Syn. 9. See hire. |
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