In the charter the ship's owner agreed to transport specified cargo to a specified port. An agent handled the charter providing aircraft travel to and from the tournament.

chartered (ˈtʃɑːtəd) adj (Professions) (of a professional person) having attained certain professional qualifications or standards and acquired membership of a particular professional …

Chartered status originates from royal charters issued to professional bodies in the UK by the British Monarch, although such is the prestige and credibility of a chartered designation that …

TRANSPORT rented for a particular purpose: a small chartered plane (Definition of chartered from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Chartered is used to indicate that someone, such as an accountant or a surveyor, has formally qualified in their profession.

Definition of chartered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

An accountant who is qualified according to the rules of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which received a royal charter in 1880, or of the similar chartered bodies …

Law an arrangement by which a ship, airplane, etc., is hired for use at a particular time for a particular group: organizing a charter for a trip to London. a tour, vacation, or trip using such …

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 …

The charter allows for unrestricted trading. The city was chartered in 1837. The team chartered a plane.