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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In early May, when the Journal chartered a supply boat to visit the area, it resembled a giant tanker parking lot, with dozens of ships.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
In April, more than 100 fund managers schlepped to Newark and boarded a chartered 737 jet with SpaceX’s logo on the tail.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The 422 activists, among them 85 Turkish nationals, were flown from southern Israel on three planes chartered by Ankara, Turkish foreign ministry sources said.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Turkish foreign ministry sources said 422 activists, among them 85 Turkish nationals, were flown from southern Israel on three planes chartered by Ankara.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
About fifteen hundred fans from Nimitz were already there, some of them having made the 330-mile trip in chartered Grey-hound buses that were shoe-polished on the side with the words WE LUV YOU BLUE.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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