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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But Chelini—who chartered tankers for the state oil firm before working as a hostage negotiator for the country’s intelligence service—sees his old line of work returning if criminals are drawn back to Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
A chartered financial analyst, Mayo acknowledged that crypto may appreciate if demand rises.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
His views have pitted him against banks in a fight over what are known as national trust banks, a type of institution chartered by his agency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
It arrived aboard a specially chartered plane but was not removed from its large wooden crate marked "fragile".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
After one of my meetings, I went back to Reagan National Airport to meet Barack, who was due in on a chartered flight from Chicago.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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