charter
/ˈtʃɑɹtɚ/
verbnoun
Familiar
1.v.hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
2.v.grant a charter to
3.v.engage for service under a term of contract
“We took an apartment on a quiet street”
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charter and chatter differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. charter means “hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services”. chatter means “click repeatedly or uncontrollably”. chatter is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtʃɑɹtɚ/
1.v.hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
2.v.grant a charter to
3.v.engage for service under a term of contract
“We took an apartment on a quiet street”
/ˈtʃætɚ/
1.v.click repeatedly or uncontrollably
“Chattering teeth”
2.v.cut unevenly with a chattering tool
3.v.talk socially without exchanging too much information
“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
| charter | chatter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃɑɹtɚ/ | /ˈtʃætɚ/ |
| Said | CHAHR-tur | CHAT-ur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | verb, noun |
| Senses | 5 | 8 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | rent, hire, lease | click |
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