# chartered

Pronunciation: US say "CHAR-turd" /ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚd/; UK say "CHAR-tuhd" /ˈt͡ʃɑːtəd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of charter. — simple past and past participle of charter
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of charter. Use it for hiring a boat or plane, or for granting a charter.
   - _The research team chartered a vessel to reach the remote atoll._
   - _The colony was chartered by the crown in 1620._

## Adjective

2. Holding membership in the relevant professional body and the qualifications needed to practice a particular profession.
   - Simple: Officially trained and approved to do a particular job, and a member of its main professional group.
   - _He spent five years training before becoming a chartered surveyor._
   - _Only a chartered accountant may sign off on the audited statements._
3. Established or granted official rights and privileges by a charter, a formal written document issued by a sovereign or governing authority.
   - Simple: Set up or given special rights by an official written document called a charter.
   - _The chartered bank operated under privileges granted more than a century ago._
   - _As a chartered city, it could levy its own tolls and hold markets._

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