(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter.
N-COUNT: with supp
2.
A ~ plane or boat is one which is hired for use by a particular person or group and which is not part of a regular service.
...the last ~ plane carrying out foreign nationals.
...frequent ~ flights to Spain.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If a person or organization ~s a plane, boat, or other vehicle, they hire it for their own use.
He ~ed a jet to fly her home from California to Switzerland...
Yesterday, a cargo ship ~ed by the UN arrived in the capital carrying 1,550 tons of rice.
VERB: V n, V-ed
4.
If you describe a decision or policy as a ~ for someone or something you disapprove of, you mean that it is likely to help or encourage them.
They described the Home Office scheme as a ‘~ for cheats’...
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