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CHARTER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("charter" is a kind of...):

document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))

Meronyms (parts of "charter"):

articles of incorporation (a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of the state)

certificate of incorporation (state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "charter"):

bank charter (a charter authorizing the operation of a bank)

royal charter (a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain))

Derivation:

charter (grant a charter to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A contract to hire or lease transportation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("charter" is a kind of...):

contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)

Derivation:

charter (engage for service under a term of contract)

charter (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Engage for service under a term of contract

Example:

Shall we take a guide in Rome?

Synonyms:

charter; engage; hire; lease; rent; take

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "charter" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Derivation:

charter (a contract to hire or lease transportation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Grant a charter to

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "charter" is one way to...):

certify; licence; license (authorize officially)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

charter (a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

Synonyms:

charter; hire; lease; rent

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "charter" is one way to...):

contract; undertake (enter into a contractual arrangement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Derivation:

charter (a contract to hire or lease transportation)

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