charterparty

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charterparty

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From French charte-partie, literally divided charter, as the practice involved dividing it in two and giving one half to each person.

noun charterparties · charter-party · charter party

A contract between a shipowner and a merchant, under which a ship is hired for the conveyance of goods, etc.

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@misc{charterparty_2026,
  title = {charterparty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/charterparty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}