Definition of charater
1. charter [ n ] a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
Used in print:(John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)
Accordingly , though the practice violated the no trading provision of the Selkirk charter which reserved all such activity in merchandise and furs to the Hudson's_Bay_Company , some settlers went into trade .
(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)
But he takes his bearings from the great guidelines of policy , well established precedents , the commitments of the United_States under international charters and treaties , basic statutes , and well understood notions of the American people about how we are to conduct ourselves , in policy literature such_as country papers and National_Security_Council papers accumulated in the Department .
Synonyms charter Related Terms document Magna_Charta royal_charter bank_charter certificate_of_incorporation articles_of_incorporation2. charter [ v ] hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
Used in print:(The Dallas Morning News,...)
In_the_past , the men and women have chartered planes to Las_Vegas and Jamaica , buses to Mineral_Wells and Kerrville and private railway coaches to Shreveport and Galveston .
Synonyms hire charter lease rent Related Terms contract rent tenant lease3. charter [ v ] grant a charter to
Synonyms charter Related Terms license4. charter [ v ] engage in a commercial transaction
Examples:
"We took an apartment on a quiet street"
"Let's rent a car"
"Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
5. Charter [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 29202
Synonyms Charter6. charter [ n ] a contract to hire or lease transportation
Synonyms charter Related Terms contract rentSimilar Spelling
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