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Charter vs Shipbroker - What's the difference?

charter | shipbroker |

As nouns the difference between charter and shipbroker

is that charter is a document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges while shipbroker is (nautical) an intermediary who negotiates between shipowners and people wanting to charter shipping.

As an adjective charter

is leased or hired.

As a verb charter

is to grant or establish a charter.

charter

English

Alternative forms

* chartre (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
  • A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.
  • A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.
  • the temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.
  • A deed (legal contract).
  • A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
  • * Shakespeare
  • My mother, / Who has a charter to extol her blood, / When she does praise me, grieves me.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Leased or hired.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grant or establish a charter.
  • To lease or hire something by charter.
  • See also

    * charter school

    Anagrams

    * English transitive verbs ----

    shipbroker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) An intermediary who negotiates between shipowners and people wanting to charter shipping
  • Anagrams

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