chartered

British  

/ ˈtʃɑːtəd /

adjective

1. (of a professional person) having attained certain professional qualifications or standards and acquired membership of a particular professional body

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Explanation

Something chartered is rented or leased for a short time. A chartered bus is sometimes used to take a class of kids on a field trip to the zoo. When you charter something, you use it for a specific length of time and pay a fee for it — and when you've done this, it's chartered. Most chartered things are vehicles of some sort, like a chartered airplane or a chartered yacht, used by a group of people who are traveling together. Chartered and charter come from the Latin chartula, "little paper," as in the paper form you fill out when you charter something.

Example Sentences

Phil Johnson, a chartered member of the British Psychological Society's Division of Sport and Exercise told BBC Sport that as Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League increased, their performances dipped.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Nicole Guler, a chartered town planner and director at Urbanist Architecture says choosing a golf course could be suitable but there always has to be a "logic" to it, with access being a key consideration.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Congress can accelerate the process of unwinding quantitative easing by establishing a “QE resolution fund,” capitalized and chartered as an independent agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Despite fuel costs pushing the price of some chartered flights 20% higher than before the Iran war, one private-jet booking company said it’s not seeing a dip in demand.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Keith Stoffel had chartered it for his wife, Dorothy, taking advantage of the fact that they were visiting Yakima, close to Mount St. Helens.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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