Charter | Mean of charter in English Dictionary

/ˈtʃɑɚtɚ/

• Noun
• a document issued by a government that gives rights to a person or group
1. The charter allows for unrestricted trading.
• a document which declares that a city, town, school, or corporation has been established
1. the town charter
2. a corporate charter
• a document that describes the basic laws, principles, etc., of a group
1. the United Nations Charter
• Verb

• to give a charter to (a government, corporation, etc.)
1. a royally chartered bank
2. The city was chartered in 1837.
• to hire (a ship, bus, etc.) for temporary use
1. The team chartered a plane.
2. charter a flight
• hired for temporary use
1. a charter flight
2. a charter plane