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chartering

chartering is the present participle and gerund of charter.

Meaning of charter

Verb

charter (third-person singular simple present charters, present participle chartering, simple past and past participle chartered)

  1. (transitive) To grant or establish a charter.
  2. (transitive) To lease or hire something by charter.
  3. (Canada, transitive) (of a peace officer) To inform (an arrestee) of their constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest.

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Questions about chartering

What is chartering the present participle and gerund of?
Chartering is the present participle and gerund of charter.

Words near chartering in the dictionary

  1. charterer
  2. charterers
  3. charterhouse
  4. charterhouses
  5. charterial
  6. chartering
  7. Charteris
  8. charterless
  9. chartermaster
  10. chartermasters
  11. charterparties

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