chartered

verb

past tense of charter
1
as in rented
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum charter a boat

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2
as in enabled
British to give official or legal power to a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant

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Recent Examples of chartered Building on existing kidney and heart programs, the center was formally chartered in 1989. — Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The Boeing 727 was sold to a Malaysian company that chartered it for VIP transport for a few years, before the aircraft was scrapped. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 The late 1800s saw the rise of land‑grant universities, chartered to make education accessible to the working class while advancing research and public service. — Adam Stone, USA Today, 25 June 2026 Nike has chartered a path to improving its share price, but the athletic retailer faces several headwinds that could foil its recovery plan, according to Evercore ISI. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 June 2026 In 1827, merchants and civic leaders here chartered the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, launching what became America’s first common-carrier railroad. — Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2026 Their only hope for a better life is to get on the Winnipeg, a cargo ship chartered by Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and artist Delia del Carril to offer survivors a new life in Valparaíso, Chile. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 June 2026 In 1975, after the tragic crash of a C‑5 Galaxy military transport aircraft meant to evacuate Vietnamese orphans, two chartered Pan Am 747s stepped in as a part of Operation Babylift. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Flight Monitor, a project by Human Rights First, confirmed to the Herald that the flight was operated by ICE Air and chartered by Global X. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
  1. rented
  2. enabled
  3. hired
  4. authorized
  5. empowered
  6. qualified
  7. licensed
  8. certified
Verb
  • Saipov, who had rented a truck and planned to target a Manhattan parade, found the route blocked by these barriers and abandoned that plan.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The rocky beach is lined with beach chairs that can be rented, and there are several traditional taverns and snack shacks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of rented
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  • Guo was convicted of nine of 12 criminal charges during a seven-week trial that prosecutors said showcased his deception of thousands of investors in bogus deals that enabled Guo’s lavish lifestyle.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • This enabled attendees to not only take in the education in greater detail, but also to share with other stylists and colorists at their salons.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • Non-Chinese managers were fired shortly after they had been hired and were replaced with Chinese managers, according to the complaint filed in a federal court in Los Angeles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Moore then won Super Bowl LIX as the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, and was hired shortly after as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • Many of them spoke on the condition of anonymity because their exchanges were private or they are not authorized to speak on the record.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Wellcare terminated coverage for about 140,000 Value Script beneficiaries in April, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly about it and feared reprisals at work for doing so.
    — Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of authorized
Verb
  • Khamenei empowered the Revolutionary Guard in his decades in power to become the top military, political and economic force in the country.
    — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • But right now, what the president has said is, 'Go and make a deal, go and negotiate in good faith,' and that's what he's empowered us to do.
    — July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • One of his daughters, Marcye Scott, is among the four Democrats who qualified for this 13th Congressional District race.
    — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • The ombudsmen point to impossible care burdens that cause burnout, irregular schedules, lack of training and the difficulty of taking care of seniors who, in previous decades, would have qualified for hospital care.
    — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • Those machines need to be licensed and insured and on the street with the cars.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The company offered a line of NFL licensed collectible products.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of licensed
Verb
  • Ouachita County sheriff's office Chief Deputy Larry McMahen said Truelove is a former auxiliary officer with the sheriff's office but had not been certified as an auxiliary officer in quite some time.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2026
  • The visitors' center is LEED Gold-certified for green energy, Dillard says, and geothermal systems have been installed in other buildings for temperature control.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of certified

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