recharter

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verb

To charter again

OriginEnglish charter ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrecharter (third-person singular simple present recharters, present participle rechartering, simple past and past participle rechartered)

present singular third person recharters · participle present rechartering · participle past rechartered · past rechartered

  1. To charter again
  2. To grant a second charter
nounrecharter (plural recharters)

plural recharters

  1. A second, or renewed charter

    1833-1834, Daniel Webster, The removal of the deposits if the public will […] shall demand a recharter for a longer or a shorter time

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcharter
  7. Englishrecharter

From re- + charter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

charterer
Cite this entry
APA

recharter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recharter

MLA

“recharter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recharter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recharter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recharter.

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