charter
Definitions
An official document granting rights, powers, or the founding principles of an organization.
特许状，宪章；组织章程。
To hire a plane, boat, or vehicle for private use.
包租（飞机、船等交通工具）。
To formally grant rights or establish (a body) by charter.
（以特许状）授予……权利，特许设立。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom charta (paper) — a charter is a document written on paper granting rights or powers. Because such grants were legal contracts, charter also became a verb: to charter a plane is to hire it under a written agreement.
Root cart still carries 6 more wordsUsage Guide
Two distinct uses share the spelling. The noun is formal and institutional (a royal charter, the UN Charter, a charter school = one set up under a special public charter). The verb is about hiring under contract (charter a flight, a charter bus). Context separates them cleanly.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The town was founded under a royal charter in 1320.
- 2.
The company chartered a jet to fly the team home.
- 3.
The UN Charter sets out the organization's core principles.