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Noun

S: (n) charter (charter%1:10:00::) (a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation)
S: (n) charter (charter%1:10:01::) (a contract to hire or lease transportation)

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) contract (contract%1:10:00::) (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)

S: (n) adhesion contract (adhesion_contract%1:10:00::), contract of adhesion (contract_of_adhesion%1:10:00::) (a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power)
S: (n) aleatory contract (aleatory_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable))
S: (n) bilateral contract (bilateral_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee))
S: (n) charter (charter%1:10:01::) (a contract to hire or lease transportation)
S: (n) conditional contract (conditional_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations)
S: (n) cost-plus contract (cost-plus_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit)
S: (n) gambling contract (gambling_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions)
S: (n) lease (lease%1:10:00::) (a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment)
S: (n) marriage contract (marriage_contract%1:10:00::), marriage settlement (marriage_settlement%1:10:00::) (a prenuptial agreement or contract)
S: (n) output contract (output_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it)
S: (n) policy (policy%1:10:02::), insurance policy (insurance_policy%1:10:00::), insurance (insurance%1:10:00::) (written contract or certificate of insurance) "you should have read the small print on your policy"
S: (n) purchase contract (purchase_contract%1:10:00::), purchase agreement (purchase_agreement%1:10:00::) (a contract stating the terms of a purchase)
S: (n) quasi contract (quasi_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent)
S: (n) requirements contract (requirements_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party)
S: (n) sealed instrument (sealed_instrument%1:10:00::), contract under seal (contract_under_seal%1:10:00::), special contract (special_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached)
S: (n) service contract (service_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract for maintenance services)
S: (n) severable contract (severable_contract%1:10:00::) (a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument)
S: (n) subcontract (subcontract%1:10:00::) (a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract)
S: (n) partnership (partnership%1:10:00::) (a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses)
S: (n) articles of agreement (articles_of_agreement%1:10:00::), shipping articles (shipping_articles%1:10:00::) (a contract between crew and captain of a ship)
S: (n) concession (concession%1:10:00::), grant (grant%1:10:00::) (a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business) "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
S: (n) labor contract (labor_contract%1:10:00::), labor agreement (labor_agreement%1:10:00::), collective agreement (collective_agreement%1:10:00::) (contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions)
S: (n) employment contract (employment_contract%1:10:00::), employment agreement (employment_agreement%1:10:00::) (contract between employer and employee)
S: (n) distribution agreement (distribution_agreement%1:10:00::) (a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise)
S: (n) licensing agreement (licensing_agreement%1:10:00::) (contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark)
S: (n) merger agreement (merger_agreement%1:10:00::), acquisition agreement (acquisition_agreement%1:10:00::) (contract governing the merger of two or more companies)
S: (n) sale in gross (sale_in_gross%1:10:00::), contract of hazard (contract_of_hazard%1:10:00::) (a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage)
S: (n) indenture (indenture%1:10:01::) (a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term)

derivationally related form

Verb

S: (v) rent (rent%2:41:00::), hire (hire%2:41:01::), charter (charter%2:41:01::), lease (lease%2:41:01::) (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)
S: (v) charter (charter%2:41:00::) (grant a charter to)
S: (v) lease (lease%2:40:00::), rent (rent%2:40:00::), hire (hire%2:40:00::), charter (charter%2:40:00::), engage (engage%2:40:00::), take (take%2:40:03::) (engage for service under a term of contract) "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"