chartered

British  

/ ˈtʃɑːtəd /

adjective

1. (of a professional person) having attained certain professional qualifications or standards and acquired membership of a particular professional body

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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

Bradley Busch is a chartered sports psychologist who runs Inner Drive, a sports psychology training centre, and he told BBC Sport the collective celebration indicated a "very healthy team and squad mindset".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Patrick Wolff, 58, is a Democrat, chartered financial analyst and real estate investor who’d never run for public office but has been active in local San Francisco politics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Congress can accelerate the process of unwinding quantitative easing by establishing a “QE resolution fund,” capitalized and chartered as an independent agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Despite fuel costs pushing the price of some chartered flights 20% higher than before the Iran war, one private-jet booking company said it’s not seeing a dip in demand.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Arrangements were also made for chartered planes and buses to go to the game at Texas Stadium in Irving.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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