decharter

/ˌdiːˈt͡ʃɑː.tə/

decharter means the act of revoking, annulling, or withdrawing a charter granted to an organization, municipality, corporation, or vessel.

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decharter is pronounced /ˌdiːˈt͡ʃɑː.tə/.

Etymology

From de- + charter.

noun

The act of revoking, annulling, or withdrawing a charter granted to an organization, municipality, corporation, or vessel.

To revoke, annul, or take away a charter previously granted to an organization, municipality, or corporation.e.g.“I got volleys of circular letters threatening to decharter our chapter or part of it if we didn't get subscriptions to the PALM.” — 1922 MAY, CHAS. B. COOLIDGE, “WHAT THE PALM MEANS ΤΟ ΜΕ”, in THE PALM, volume XLII, number 2, THE ALPHA TAU OMEGA FRATERNITY, page 119:
To terminate a vessel's charter before its agreed expiration.

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

decorporate 66% match — To legally revoke the registration or charter of a corporate entity. vs decharter →
revocation 63% match — An act or instance of revoking. vs decharter →
revoking 62% match — A revocation. vs decharter →
charterage 61% match — The chartering of a vessel. vs decharter →
dischurch 60% match — To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a church. vs decharter →
charterless 59% match — Without a charter. vs decharter →
dechurch 58% match — To expel from membership of a congregation or church; to excommunicate. vs decharter →
delegislation 57% match — The undoing or annulment of legislation. vs decharter →