chart.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) a paper.

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chart ² American  

[chahrt] / tʃɑrt /

noun

1. a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.

2. a graphic representation, as by curves, of a dependent variable, as temperature, price, etc.; graph.

3. a map, especially a hydrographic or marine map.

4. an outline map showing special conditions or facts.

   a weather chart.

5. Astrology. horoscope.

6. Jazz. a musical arrangement.

7. the charts, ratings of the popularity of popular-music records, usually based on nationwide sales for a given week.

   Their album is number three on the charts this week.

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verb (used with object)

1. to make a chart of.

2. to plan.

   to chart a course of action.

   Synonyms:

   outline, draft

3. Informal. to rank in the charts.

   The new song gets charted number four this week.

idioms

1. off the charts, greatly exceeding the general level or average: Also off the chart

   Demand for the new phone is off the charts.

chart British  

/ tʃɑːt /

noun

1. a map designed to aid navigation by sea or air

2. an outline map, esp one on which weather information is plotted

3. a sheet giving graphical, tabular, or diagrammatical information

4. another name for graph

5. astrology another word for horoscope

6. informal the lists produced weekly from various sources of the bestselling pop singles and albums or the most popular videos

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verb

1. (tr) to make a chart of

2. (tr) to make a detailed plan of

3. (tr) to plot or outline the course of

4. (intr) (of a record or video) to appear in the charts (sense 6)

Related Words

See map.

Other Word Forms

• chartable adjective
• prechart verb (used with object)
• precharted adjective
• rechart verb (used with object)
• well-charted adjective

Etymology

Origin of chart.¹

From the Latin word charta

Origin of chart¹

1565–75; from Middle French charte, from Latin c(h)arta; charta

Example Sentences

The first single was Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, which reached number 13 in the UK chart.

From BBC

If we compare teams' xG difference with the points they've taken this season, we can clearly see in the chart below that the majority of sides' results align closely with their general performance.

From BBC

On its weekly chart, one can see how influential the candles have been.

From Barron's

As the chart below shows, new records for each month of the year have been set since 2023.

From BBC

The nearby chart shows the trend in average hourly earnings after inflation in the last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• delineate
• devise
• lay out
• outline
• sketch