charter
noun
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.
are chartering
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present progressiveof charter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The other big winners are shipowners, who are chartering out their vessels at high rates as fewer ships are available globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Many others, including Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Costco, are chartering ships to get high-priority goods in on time.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Retailers including Walmart Inc, Target Corp and Home Depot have said they are chartering ships to deal with the pandemic-driven slowdown of sea networks that handle 90% of the world’s trade.
From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2021
Two of the nation’s largest retailers, Walmart and Home Depot, are chartering their own ships to retrieve their products, while Amazon is beefing up its fleet of cargo planes.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2021
Gulf Coast refineries have not stopped production, and they are chartering and loading domestic and foreign tanker vessels for storage.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2021
