Decharter
/ˌdiːˈt͡ʃɑː.tə/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of revoking, annulling, or withdrawing a charter granted to an organization, municipality, corporation, or vessel.
Verb
- 1 To revoke, annul, or take away a charter previously granted to an organization, municipality, or corporation. transitive
"I got volleys of circular letters threatening to decharter our chapter or part of it if we didn't get subscriptions to the PALM."
- 2 To terminate a vessel's charter before its agreed expiration. transitive
"The never looked anyone in the eye, they had flat heads, and although they did everything to win, as long as they belched forward like steam shovels they really didn’t care if they won or lost, which was lucky for them, because, after Roger took to the field and single-handedly prevented a single ball from touching the grass, they had to decharter their airplane and go home on a bus."
Example
More examples"I got volleys of circular letters threatening to decharter our chapter or part of it if we didn't get subscriptions to the PALM."
Etymology
From de- + charter.