Chartered has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of charter
"The company chartered a private jet to transport the executives to the conference in London."
In plain English: To charter something means to rent it for exclusive use, usually by paying all the costs yourself so no one else can join you on that trip or ride.
"The school chartered a bus to take the students on their field trip."
Adjective
1
hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
"a chartered plane"
"the chartered buses arrived on time"
2
Having a charter.
"The company was chartered by the government in 1802 to operate as an official trading entity."
Example Sentences
"The school chartered a bus to take the students on their field trip."
verb
"The airline chartered a large plane to transport all the passengers quickly."
verb
"We chartered a boat for our group's weekend trip on the lake."
verb
"They decided to charter a bus instead of driving their own cars."
verb