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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3063 COCA: 4386

charter

Word family 
Related topics: Government
char·ter1 /ˈtʃɑːtə $ ˈtʃɑːrtər/ ●●○ noun
1  [countableC]SAY/STATE a statement of the principles, duties, and purposes of an organization 〔組織的〕原則，章程，憲章，宣言
the freedoms embodied in the UN charter
聯合國憲章所體現的自由
2  [uncountableU]PAY FOR the practice of paying money to a company to use their boats, aircraft etc, or the boat, aircraft etc used in this way 〔船、飛機等的〕包租；包租的船[飛機等]
boats available for charter
可供包租的船
a charter service
包租服務
3  [countableC]PG a signed statement from a government or ruler which allows a town, organization, or university to officially exist and have special rights 〔政府或統治者允許城鎮、組織或大學正式成立並享有特權的〕特許狀，許可證
The town’s charter was granted in 1838.
該鎮的特許狀是1838年頒發的。
4  [singular]RIGHT/HAVE THE RIGHT TO British EnglishBrE informal a law or official decision that seems to give someone the right to do something most people consider morally wrong 授予特權的法令；特許狀；特權
Reducing the number of police is just a thieves’ charter.
減少警力等於是給竊賊開了通行證。
Examples from the Corpus
charter• This housing law would be a charter for dishonest landlords to cheat their tenants.• The airline is now primarily a charter service.• Our business charter clearly tells customers what charges will be applied to their accounts.• Agencies are achieving targets and are at the forefront of delivering the better services called for by the Government's citizens charter.• I also welcome the citizens charter.• Donating money to political groups goes against the union's charter.• Acceptance of a social charter might lead more easily to the achievement of the goals to which the hon. Member referred.• We arrived just nine minutes late within the ten minute target outlined in the charter.• After all, lose some bait and you can chalk it up to the charter rate.• The charter will help to change that approach to taxation.• The police decision to reduce their burglary squad has been described as 'a thieves' charter'.• A new town charter gives out-of-state property-owners the right to vote in local elections.
Related topics: Government
charter2 verb [transitiveT]
1  PAY FORBORROWto pay a company for the use of their aircraft, boat etc 包租〔飛機、船等〕
We chartered a boat to take us to some of the smaller islands.
我們包了一條船帶我們到一些較小的島上去。
2. PGto say officially that a town, organization, or university officially exists and has special rights 特許成立〔城鎮、組織或大學〕
Examples from the Corpus
charter• I chartered a boat to take us to some of the smaller islands.• In 1989, he reportedly chartered a plane to fly 150 of his friends to a $ 3 million party in London.• He immediately chartered a plane to take him to Paris the next day and made his meeting.• She'd have to charter a small plane.• A group of journalists chartered an airplane to fly them to Addis Ababa.• You just might want to think about anyone wanting to charter any boat of yours, son.• International Aid Agencies have chartered ships to transport supplies to the disaster area.
From Longman Business Dictionary
charterchar·ter1 /ˈtʃɑːtəˈtʃɑːrtər/ verb [transitiveT]
1TRANSPORTTRAVELto pay for the use of a plane, boat, train etc for a particular period of time or a particular journey
The US government has chartered 41 commercial vessels to carry equipment to the Mideast.
2COMMERCE to officially allow a financial institution to operate in a particular place
Banks chartered in Delaware are allowed to act as insurers.
chartercharter2 noun
1[countableC, uncountableU]TRAVELTRANSPORT an arrangement in which a person or organization pays a company to use its ships, aircraft etc
Two of its ships were being repaired and unavailable for charter.
Charter rates (=rates charged for charter) for oil tankers have risen to more than $50,000 a day.
No ship without a charter party (=official contract between the owner and the user) could be loaded.
→ bareboat charter → time charter → voyage charter
2[countableC]LAW in the US, an official document that allows a business to operate and controls its activities
The company was granted a New York state charter.
3[countableC] a statement of the principles, duties, and aims of an organization
The signing of the United Nations Charter took place in San Francisco on 26 June 1945.
the review of the BBC’s charter
→ citizen's charter
Origin charter1
(1100-1200) Old French chartre, from Medieval Latin chartula, from Latin charta; → CHART1
char·ter1 nouncharter2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3063 COCA: 4386
charter

noun¹

 1official written statement of principles, rights, etc.憲章；章程ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARTER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤draft憲章草案▸➤founding創始憲章▸➤social社會憲章▸➤national, UN國家憲章；聯合國憲章▸➤citizens', patients' (both BrE) 公民憲章；病人約章VERB + CHARTER➤draft, draw up起草憲章▸➤sign簽署憲章PREPOSITION➤charter for為⋯的憲章◇a national charter for the protection of animals國家動物保護憲章➤charter of關於⋯的憲章◇a charter of workers' rights工人權利憲章
charter

noun²

 2document giving rights to a town/an organization特許狀；憑照ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARTER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤royal王室特許狀➤city, corporate, federal, state (all especially NAmE) 城市／公司／聯邦政府／州政府特許狀VERB + CHARTER➤give sb/sth, grant sb/sth, issue發給⋯特許狀；授予⋯特許權；頒發憑照➤draft起草特許狀▸➤approve, sign批準／簽署特許狀▸➤receive獲得憑照➤amend, change修改／更換憑照▸➤revoke撤銷憑照PREPOSITION➤by charter通過特許◇They were given this right by royal charter.他們的這項權利是王室特許的。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3063 COCA: 4386
charter verb
⇨ order 2charter noun
⇨ law (a charter of rights) ⇨ licence (the BBC's charter)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3063 COCA: 4386

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