See Also: charter 1, noun(dictionary)
CHARTER(law)
charter(2)(dictionary)
CHARTER, mar(law)
ACM Air Charter(tourism)
charter(encyclopedia)
charter(1)(dictionary)
Charter(money)
Ord Air Charter PTY LTD(tourism)
Bulgarian Air Charter(tourism)

BEng (oh) and charter 1, noun (oh)


BEng (oh)



a first university degree in engineering

charter 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: chartre, from Medieval Latin chartula, from Latin charta; CHART1]
[C] a statement of the principles, duties, and purposes of an organization
::the freedoms embodied in the UN charter
[U] the practice of paying money to a company to use their boats, aircraft, etc, or the boat, aircraft etc used in this way
::boats available for charter
::a charter service
[C] a signed statement from a government or ruler which allows a town, organization, or university to officially exist and have special rights
::The town's charter was granted in 1838.
[singular] BrE informal a law or official decision that seems to give someone the right to do something most people consider morally wrong
::Reducing the number of police is just a thieves' charter.