Chartered is used to indicate that someone, such as an accountant or a surveyor, has formally qualified in their profession.
[British]regional note: in AM, usually use certified
chartered in British English
(ˈtʃɑːtəd)
adjective
(of a professional person) having attained certain professional qualifications or standards and acquired membership of a particular professional body
Examples of 'chartered' in a sentence
chartered
After school he decided to be a chartered accountant.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Contact a chartered surveyor for advice.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two of his younger brothers followed him into the law, and another became a chartered accountant.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He sacrificed a safe career as a chartered surveyor to train horses.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They have to be either chartered or certified accountants.
Harrison, John Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1989)
She is now working towards chartered engineer status.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He is also a chartered accountant.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He is a qualified chartered surveyor.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She went to night school, trained as a chartered accountant and turned us middle class.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He joined the company aged 25 just a year after qualifying as a chartered accountant.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He has a scientific brain, likes technology and is a chartered engineer.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I am a chartered electrical engineer and would like to tour an engine room.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If not, instruct a chartered surveyor to inspect the roof and provide an independent opinion on its condition.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
My father was second-generation chartered surveyor.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But in construction, chartered engineers can earn more than 50,000.
The Sun (2010)
But now that you're a qualified chartered accountant could it be time to, er.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
When the war was over, I became a chartered surveyor and settled down to normality.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is now a chartered surveyor; I am a chemistry teacher.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A former female student, now a chartered surveyor, had similar tales.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Sir, Britain will always have a shortage of chartered engineers unless and until they are afforded their proper status and value by the nation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
chartered
British English: chartered ADJECTIVE
Chartered is used to indicate that someone, such as an accountant or a surveyor, has formally qualified in their profession.
American English: certified
Brazilian Portuguese: graduado
Chinese: 受特许的
European Spanish: colegiado
French: agréé
German: staatlich geprüft
Italian: iscritto all'albo
Japanese: 公認の
Korean: 공인된
European Portuguese: ajuramentado
Latin American Spanish: colegiado
All related terms of 'chartered'
carta
a charter
charta
a charter
charter
A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims , or principles of an organization or group of people.
chartered bank
a privately owned bank that has been incorporated by Parliament to operate in the commercial banking system
chartered club
a private club licensed to serve alcohol to members
chartered company
a company formed for the purpose of exploration and colonization
chartered engineer
(in Britain) an engineer who is registered with the Engineering Council as having the scientific and technical knowledge and practical experience to satisfy its professional requirements
chartered society
a society that has an official charter
chartered surveyor
(in Britain) a surveyor who is registered with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as having the qualifications , training, and experience to satisfy their professional requirements
chartered teacher
(in Scotland) a teacher with extensive qualifications and experience paid at a higher rate to remain as a classroom teacher rather than seek promotion to an administrative post
chartered accountant
(in Britain ) an accountant who has passed the professional examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales , the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland , or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
chartered librarian
(in Britain) a librarian who has obtained a qualification from the Library Association in addition to a degree or diploma in librarianship