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charter party

char·ter par·ty (plural char·ter par·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
contract for renting a ship: a contractual arrangement by which the owner of a ship permits another person to use it to carry goods

[Via French< medieval Latin charta partita "divided charter"]
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