Meaning
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- A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
- A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.
- A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.
- The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.
- A deed (legal contract).
- A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
- a provision whose unintended consequence would be to encourage an undesirable activity
Synonyms
code of laws
charter of concession
chartered concession
Frequency
Hyphenated as
char‧ter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.
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