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to charter a yacht

to charter a yacht

1 6.0
To rent a yacht for private use for a set time
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : alquilar un yate
  • They arranged to charter a yacht for a week-long sailing trip around the Mediterranean.

Examples

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  • Last summer, we decided to charter a yacht for our family vacation in the Bahamas.

  • To celebrate his birthday, he wants to charter a yacht for a private party with his friends.

Synonyms

to charter
vsto charter a yacht
32 5.9

To hire a bus, boat, or plane for private use for a set time

is narrower, referring specifically to hiring a private leisure vessel for a set period

Surface Forms

charter a yacht infinitive
chartered a yacht past
chartered a yacht past participle
chartering a yacht present participle
charters a yacht third person singular

Morphology

charter + a + yacht

The meaning 'to hire a yacht' is directly compositional from 'charter' (to hire/lease) + 'yacht' (a large boat); the indefinite article 'a' does not alter the basic semantic combination. This is a regular verb + object construction that follows cross-linguistically common patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Charter a yacht comes from an old practice where a charter was a written paper that let someone use a whole yacht for a time. So, to charter a yacht means 'to hire the whole yacht' for a set time.