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Meantolearn Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

charter

I saw 3 buses passing by. All have the word "CHARTER" on them.

What does it mean? What kind of bus is this?

Thanks,
  

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Meantolearn I saw 3 buses passing by. All have the word "CHARTER" on them. What does it mean?

— Nef

  • Meantolearn I saw 3 buses passing by.
  • All have the word "CHARTER" on them.
  • What does it mean?
  • What kind of bus is this?
  • com , CHARTER can mean A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel or space on a vessel.
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Meantolearn
I saw 3 buses passing by. All have the word "CHARTER" on them.

What does it mean? What kind of bus is this?

Thanks,

According to www.dictionary.com, CHARTER can mean

  1. A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel or space on
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Hi Nef,

Can the bus be a school bus? The school is a private school.

Thanks for the reply.
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If the school owns the bus, then the bus isn't chartered.

But a school without enough buses of its own could charter buses for special purposes like long field trips.
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Hi Nef,

Your explanations made the definition or usage of the word "CHARTER" clearer, here.

Thanks again.
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