chartered
Britishadjective
Explanation
Something chartered is rented or leased for a short time. A chartered bus is sometimes used to take a class of kids on a field trip to the zoo. When you charter something, you use it for a specific length of time and pay a fee for it — and when you've done this, it's chartered. Most chartered things are vehicles of some sort, like a chartered airplane or a chartered yacht, used by a group of people who are traveling together. Chartered and charter come from the Latin chartula, "little paper," as in the paper form you fill out when you charter something.
Example Sentences
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"All service charge expenditure is audited by a firm of chartered certified accountants. A summary document detailing the residential expenditure is provided to each leaseholder by the managing agent."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Sauer sought the Supreme Court’s immediate intervention after lower courts ruled in favor of the preservation group, which was chartered by Congress to engage the public in protecting historic sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Instead, the chartered bank would be able to issue and manage cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Tens of thousands of foreigners have left the country, including Nigerians, many of whom boarded specially chartered repatriation flights.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“The ice has gone from these lands. I have been thinking about this, Serafina Pekkala. I have chartered a ship.”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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