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.
had chartered
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past perfectof charter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The NGO, Gift of the Givers, told South African media it did not know who had chartered the flight or a previous one that brought 176 Gazans on October 28.
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2025
Danish shipping giant Maersk said it had chartered the vessel.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Shipping giant Maersk said it had chartered the vessel and was carrying its customers' cargo.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
If Thomas had chartered the plane and the 162-foot yacht himself, the total cost of the trip could have exceeded $500,000.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2023
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
