Definition as Noun

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

Definition as Verb

• grant a charter to
• engage for service under a term of contract
• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• lease, rent, hire, engage, take

• rent, hire, lease

• "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

• Charter vs lease
• Charter vs rent
• Charter vs hire
• Charter vs engage
• Charter vs take