名詞 charter:

1. a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
2. a contract to hire or lease transportation

動詞 charter:

1. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
   同義詞：rent, hire, lease
2. grant a charter to
3. engage for service under a term of contract
   同義詞：lease, rent, hire, engage, take

1. A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter.
   永久租地某些北美殖民地的一種地契，通過皇家憲章賦予土地所有者以繼承權
2. A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown.
   一張皇家的特許狀，使馬薩諸塞州殖民地免受英王直接干涉
3. The company was granted a charter trade in the occupied territory.
   這家公司被授予特權，可以在被占領地區(qū)進行貿易活動。
4. The holiday-makers chartered a boat to go fishing.
   渡假者租了一艘船去釣魚。

char.ter

n.Abbr. char.（名詞）縮寫 char.
A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.
營業(yè)執(zhí)照：由君主、立法機關或其他權威機構頒發(fā)的文件，為創(chuàng)立公共或私人公司，如自治市、大學或銀行，并規(guī)定其特權和宗旨
A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people:
特許狀：由一個國家的君主或統(tǒng)治者授予個人、團體或人民的某些權利和特權的書面文件：
例句：
A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown.
一張皇家的特許狀，使馬薩諸塞州殖民地免受英王直接干涉

A document outlining the principles, functions, and organization of a corporate body; a constitution:
憲章，規(guī)章：簡述一團體的原則、職能和組織的文件；憲法：
例句：
the city charter.
城市憲章

An authorization from a central organization to establish a local branch or chapter.
授權，特許：中央機構對成立地方分會或支部的特許權
Special privilege or immunity.
特權或豁免權

A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel or space on a vessel.
商業(yè)租船契約：租用船或放船的空間的商業(yè)契約
The hiring or leasing of an aircraft, a vessel, or other vehicle, especially for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.
包租，包船，包機：雇傭或出租飛機、輪船或其他交通工具，尤指一群旅游者使用的特權、臨時住所
A written instrument given as evidence of agreement, transfer, or contract; a deed.
契據，證書：作為合約、轉讓或合同的證明的書面文書；契約
v.tr.（及物動詞）
char.tered,char.ter.ing,char.ters
To grant a charter to; establish by charter.
給予…特權；特許設立
To hire or lease by charter:
通過契約雇傭或租約：
例句：
charter an oil tanker.
租用油輪

To hire (a bus or an airplane, for example) for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.
包租：租（如公共汽車或飛機）以供一群旅游者短時內獨自專用

來源：
Middle English chartre
中古英語 chartre
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin chartula [diminutive of] charta [paper made from papyrus] * see card
源自 拉丁語 chartula [] charta的小后綴 [由紙莎草制成的紙] *參見 card

【引伸】
char.terer
n.（名詞）