1
as in renting
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
charter a boat
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as in enabling
British
to give official or legal power to
a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant
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Recent Examples of chartering
Booking a private railcar does not mean chartering an entire train—or bypassing Amtrak’s system altogether.
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AFAR Media, 27 Apr. 2026
Fancy chartering a plane to a private round-the-world trip?
—The Editors, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Prices can start around $1,295 per seat—which is still significantly less than chartering a full jet.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
For years, the town of Pembroke Park was chaotic, from chartering yachts to missing audit deadlines.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Spend your days chartering a boat, learning about wildlife at South Padre Island Birding, Nature Center, and Alligator Sanctuary, or horseback riding along the beach at Island Adventure Park.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
The notice follows letters objecting to the deal from Rokita and Fort Wayne entrepreneur Chuck Surack, who owns a flight chartering company and bought a hotel near the site to stifle redevelopment plans.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
As premium travel becomes an increasingly important part of the airline industry, a new carrier is launching that looks to offer an experience beyond first class but without the enormous cost of chartering a private jet.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Assuming certain application conditions are met, the SGA vice president forwards the chartering application to the SGA senate for review.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
AFAR Media, 27 Apr. 2026
Fancy chartering a plane to a private round-the-world trip?
—The Editors, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Prices can start around $1,295 per seat—which is still significantly less than chartering a full jet.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
For years, the town of Pembroke Park was chaotic, from chartering yachts to missing audit deadlines.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Spend your days chartering a boat, learning about wildlife at South Padre Island Birding, Nature Center, and Alligator Sanctuary, or horseback riding along the beach at Island Adventure Park.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
The notice follows letters objecting to the deal from Rokita and Fort Wayne entrepreneur Chuck Surack, who owns a flight chartering company and bought a hotel near the site to stifle redevelopment plans.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
As premium travel becomes an increasingly important part of the airline industry, a new carrier is launching that looks to offer an experience beyond first class but without the enormous cost of chartering a private jet.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Assuming certain application conditions are met, the SGA vice president forwards the chartering application to the SGA senate for review.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartering
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In fact, the three people work in sound design and foley and are colleagues renting the apartment for their work, a current National Geographic-style wildlife documentary.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Cities were then ranked by the total amount renters save each month by renting instead of carrying a mortgage.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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The fiasco left aspiring translators in Korea, most of them people of color, with one less route into the profession, further enabling white people’s social and actual capital to be kept within their possession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The new exciton-polariton platform avoided part of that problem by enabling all-optical switching, where one light signal directly controls another without converting anything into electricity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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But in hiring the three-time Stanley Cup winner, the Ducks earned credibility in terms of coaching acumen and became an attraction for players.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Notably absent from the SEC’s motion to freeze Kapoor’s assets and its civil complaint was any mention of his hiring Suarez as a consultant for URBIN while the Location Ventures affiliate was seeking approval from City Hall for a residential and retail project at Commodore Plaza in Coconut Grove.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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In an unsigned one-sentence order, the Supreme Court left intact a ruling from Virginia's highest court that invalidated an amendment to the state constitution authorizing adoption of the new House district lines.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Most states had been authorizing marijuana for medical use even before the rescheduling, and nearly half of all states also say recreational use is OK.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Spaces like this are empowering students and preparing them for college and careers.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The mothers on the schools committee are also empowering each other.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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“Chartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chartering. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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