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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Several buses have been chartered to transport elderly people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
“AI is known to give you answers you want,” said Ryan Marshall, a New York City-based chartered financial analyst.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
In 1791, when a much stronger federal government chartered the Bank of the United States, Willing was the obvious choice to run it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The report documents instances that may constitute federal wire fraud, revealing that unsuspecting private donors who intended to support the congressionally chartered foundation were apparently surreptitiously handed Freedom 250’s bank account and routing numbers instead.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Keith Stoffel had chartered it for his wife, Dorothy, taking advantage of the fact that they were visiting Yakima, close to Mount St. Helens.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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