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チャーターする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to hiring or leasing a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft for exclusive use. Commonly used as a noun and as a suru-verb (チャーターする).

〈物もの〉をチャーターするto charter a vehicle, boat, or aircraft
会かい社しゃは社しゃ員いん旅りょ行こうのためにバスをチャーターした。
The company chartered a bus for the employee trip.
チャーター料りょうを払はらうto pay a charter fee
私わたしたちはヨットのチャーター料りょうを払はらった。
We paid the charter fee for the yacht.

レンタルN3
レンタル refers to renting an item or vehicle for general short-term use, while チャーター implies hiring it exclusively for a specific trip or event.
貸かし切きりN1
貸切 is a native Japanese term for reserving something for exclusive use, and is often used interchangeably with チャーター for buses, rooms, or boats.
リース
リース refers to a long-term lease of equipment or property, whereas チャーター is for temporary, exclusive use such as a single trip.
雇やとうN3
チャーターする specifically means to charter a plane, boat, or bus, while 雇う can also cover simpler cases like hiring a taxi.

チャージ
チャージ (meaning 'charge' as in fee or refill) sounds similar to チャーター but has an unrelated meaning of paying or topping up.

Loanword from English 'charter', adopted into Japanese with the same meaning of hiring or leasing for exclusive use.