chartered

Thân thiện

The company arranged a chartered bus for the employee outing.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers: Describes a vehicle (like a plane, bus, or boat) that has been rented by a specific group for their private, temporary use, typically for a journey.

Usage

• The adjective "chartered" is used before a noun to describe a vehicle that has been privately rented.
• It implies the vehicle is not part of a regular public transport service but is reserved for a particular group's exclusive use for a specific trip or period.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The company arranged chartered buses for the staff outing.
  • We flew to the island on a chartered aircraft.
  • The chartered yacht sailed along the coast for a week.

Advanced Usage

• "To be chartered": This passive construction is common when stating the action of renting.
  • The jet was chartered by the film crew for three days.
• The term can be applied to various modes of transport: chartered flight, chartered bus, chartered boat, chartered train.

Variants and Related Words

• Charter (verb): To hire or lease (a vehicle) for exclusive use.
  • The team will charter a plane for the tournament.
• Charter (noun): A formal document granting rights or a contract for the hire of a vehicle.
  • The travel agency specializes in boat charters.

Synonyms

• Hired: Engaged for temporary use for payment.
• Leased: Rented for a period under a contract.
• Privately rented: Rented for exclusive, non-public use.

Antonyms

• Scheduled: Operating according to a fixed public timetable (e.g., a scheduled airline flight).
• Public: Available for use by the general populace.

Related Phrases

• Charter a course: While not a phrasal verb with the adjective, the verb "charter" can be used in this sense meaning to set a direction or plan. This is a different, less common meaning.
  • The committee chartered a new course for the organization's future. (Here, "chartered" is a verb meaning to authorize or establish a plan.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
   • a chartered plane
   • the chartered buses arrived on time

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hired
• leased