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–noun

1.	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.

2.	(often initial capital letter) a document defining the formal organization of a corporate body; constitution: the Charter of the United Nations.

3.	authorization from a central or parent organization to establish a new branch, chapter, etc.

4.	a grant by a sovereign power creating a corporation, as the royal charters granted to British colonies in America.

5.	Also called charter party. a contract by which part or all of a ship is leased for a voyage or a stated time.

6.	a tour, vacation, or trip by charter arrangement: The travel agency is offering charters to Europe and the Caribbean.

7.	special privilege or immunity.

–verb (used with object)

8.	to establish by charter: to charter a bank.

9.	to lease or hire for exclusive use: The company will charter six buses for the picnic.

10.	to give special favor or privilege to.

–adjective

11.	of or pertaining to a method of travel in which the transportation is specially leased or hired for members of a group or association: a charter flight to Europe.

12.	that can be leased or hired for exclusive or private use: a charter boat for deep-sea fishing.

13.	done or held in accordance with a charter: a charter school.

[Origin: 1200–50; ME chartre < OF < L chartul(a) little paper (by assimilation), equiv. to chart(a) (see charta) + -ula -ule

]

—Related forms

char·ter·a·ble, adjective

char·ter·age, noun

char·ter·er, noun

char·ter·less, adjective

—Synonyms 9. See hire.

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char·ter Audio Help (chär'tər) Pronunciation Key
n.

A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.
A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people: A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown.
A document outlining the principles, functions, and organization of a corporate body; a constitution: the city charter.
An authorization from a central organization to establish a local branch or chapter.
Special privilege or immunity.
1. A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel or space on a vessel.
2. The hiring or leasing of an aircraft, vessel, or other vehicle, especially for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.
A written instrument given as evidence of agreement, transfer, or contract; a deed.

adj. Of, relating to, or being an arrangement in which transportation is leased by a group of travelers for their exclusive, temporary use.

tr.v. char·tered, char·ter·ing, char·ters

To grant a charter to; establish by charter.
To hire or lease by charter: charter an oil tanker.
To hire (a bus or airplane, for example) for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.

[Middle English chartre, from Old French, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta, paper made from papyrus; see card¹.]

char'ter·er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
charter

c.1250, from O.Fr. chartre "charter," from L. chartula, dim. of charta "paper, document" (see chart). The verb meaning "to hire" is attested from 1806. Charterhouse, the great English public school founded in London in 1611, is a folk etymology from chartreux (see chartreuse); it was founded upon the site of the Carthusian monastery.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

charter
noun
1.	a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
2.	a contract to hire or lease transportation
verb
1.	hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent]
2.	grant a charter to
3.	engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
charter [ˈtʃaːtə] noun

a formal document giving rights or privileges

Arabic:	صَك إعْطاء حُقوق وامْتِيازات، ميثاق
Chinese (Simplified):	特许状
Chinese (Traditional):	特許狀
Czech:	výsadní listina, charta
Danish:	traktat; fundats
Dutch:	oorkonde
Estonian:	(tegevus)luba
Finnish:	lupakirja, toimilupa
French:	charte
German:	die Urkunde
Greek:	καταστατικό
Hungarian:	oklevél
Icelandic:	sérleyfi
Indonesian:	piagam
Italian:	carta, statuto

Japanese:	特許状
Korean:	허가서
Latvian:	harta
Lithuanian:	chartija
Norwegian:	pakt, frihetsbrev, rettighetsbrev
Polish:	statut
Portuguese (Brazil):	contrato
Portuguese (Portugal):	carta
Romanian:	carte
Russian:	хартия
Slovak:	charta
Slovenian:	listina pravic
Spanish:	escritura de constitución, estatutos
Swedish:	kungligt brev, privilegiebrev, frihetsbrev
Turkish:	imtiyaz, berat, patent

charter [ˈtʃaːtə] verb

to let or hire (a ship, aircraft etc) on contract
Example: The travel company had chartered three aircraft for their holiday flights.

Arabic:	يَسْتَأْجِر
Chinese (Simplified):	租，包（飞机、船等）
Chinese (Traditional):	租，包(飛機、船等)
Czech:	najmout
Danish:	chartre
Dutch:	charteren
Estonian:	üürima
Finnish:	vuokrata
French:	affréter
German:	chartern
Greek:	ναυλώνω
Hungarian:	kibérel
Icelandic:	leigja
Indonesian:	menyewakan
Italian:	noleggiare

Japanese:	チャーターする
Korean:	계약에 의해서 전세내다
Latvian:	fraktēt; nolīgt
Lithuanian:	išnuomoti, užsakyti
Norwegian:	chartre, leie (ut)
Polish:	wynajmować
Portuguese (Brazil):	fretar
Portuguese (Portugal):	fretar
Romanian:	a închiria
Russian:	сдавать, брать внаём по чартеру
Slovak:	prenajať (si)
Slovenian:	najeti, dati v najem
Spanish:	fletar, alquilar
Swedish:	chartra
Turkish:	kiralamak

charter [ˈtʃaːtə] adjective

Example: a charter plane; a charter flight

Arabic:	سَفْرَةٌ بِطائِرَةٍ مُسْتَأجَرَه
Chinese (Simplified):	包租的
Chinese (Traditional):	包租的
Czech:	najaté letadlo, speciál
Danish:	charter-
Dutch:	charter-
Estonian:	tšarter-
Finnish:	charter-, tilaus-
French:	vol nolisé
German:	gechartert
Greek:	ναυλωμένος
Hungarian:	bérelt, cherter-
Icelandic:	leiguflug
Indonesian:	sewaan
Italian:	charter

Japanese:	チャーターの
Korean:	전세의
Latvian:	čārter-; frakts-
Lithuanian:	užsakytas
Norwegian:	(ut)leie-, charter-
Polish:	czarterowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	charter
Portuguese (Portugal):	charter
Romanian:	(cursă) charter
Russian:	чартерный
Slovak:	prenajatý
Slovenian:	čarterski
Spanish:	vuelo chárter
Swedish:	charter-
Turkish:	kiralanmış, çarter

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Charter

A legal document that provides for the creation of a corporate entity. A corporation's charter is issued by either a federal or a regional government and effectively creates a legal entity out of the business, which existed only as a partnership, sole proprietorship or similar business before incorporating.

Also referred to as "articles of incorporation".

Investopedia Commentary

A corporation's charter, once issued by the government of jurisdiction, will vary in structure depending on the country in which it's issued. However, most charters usually include the corporation's name, the location of its head office, the date of incorporation, the amount/type of stock to be issued and any restrictions on areas of business activity or further share issuances.

Also spelled: charters, chartered, articles of incorporation

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charter

See articles of incorporation.

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: char·ter
Function: noun
Etymology: Old French chartre letter, formal document, from Late Latin chartula, from Latin, diminutive of chartasheet of papyrus
1 a : a grant or guarantee of rights, powers, or privileges from an authority or agency of a state or country <a state bank charter> —compare CONSTITUTION b : a written instrument that creates and defines the powers and privileges of a city, educationalinstitution, or corporation —compare ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
2 : a written instrumentfrom the authorities of a society creating a lodge, branch, or chapter
3 : a lease of a ship esp. for the delivery of cargo called also charter party

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: charter
Function: transitive verb
1 : to establish, enable, or convey by charter <charter a bank>
2 : to lease or hire forusually exclusive and temporary use <charter a ship>

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Charter Oak, IA (city, FIPS 12900) Location: 42.06791 N, 95.58911 W
Population (1990): 497 (267 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51439

Charter Oak, CA (CDP, FIPS 12734) Location: 34.10240 N, 117.85385 W
Population (1990): 8858 (3382 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Charter

Chart\, n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See Card, and cf. Charter.]

1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; as, an historical chart.

2. A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts.

3. A written deed; a charter.

Globular chart, a chart constructed on a globular projection. See under Globular.

Heliographic chart, a map of the sun with its spots.

Mercator's chart, a chart constructed on the principle of Mercator's projection. See Projection.

Plane chart, a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe, in which its spherical form is disregarded, the meridians being drawn parallel to each other, and the parallels of latitude at equal distances.

Selenographic chart, a map representing the surface of the moon.

Topographic chart, a minute delineation of a limited place or region.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Charter

Char"ter\, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart, Card.]

1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance. [Archaic]

2. An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges.

The king [John, a.d. 1215], with a facility somewhat suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was required of him. This famous deed, commonly called the "Great Charter," either granted or secured very important liberties and privileges to every order of men in the kingdom. --Hume.

3. An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers.

4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.

My mother, Who has a charter to extol her blood, When she does praise me, grieves me. --Shak.

5. (Com.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See Charter party, below.

Charter land (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in socage; bookland.

Charter member, one of the original members of a society or corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part in the first proceedings under it.

Charter party [F. chartre partie, or charte partie, a divided charter; from the practice of cutting the instrument of contract in two, and giving one part to each of the contractors] (Com.), a mercantile lease of a vessel; a specific contract by which the owners of a vessel let the entire vessel, or some principal part of the vessel, to another person, to be used by the latter in transportation for his own account, either under their charge or his.

People's Charter (Eng. Hist.), the document which embodied the demands made by the Chartists, so called, upon the English government in 1838.

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