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 Better Life,” the first of the band’s six albums, sold more than six million copies, and the 2005 album “Seventeen Days” entered the national charts at No. 1.

From Los Angeles Times

Its charts showed the token's prices briefly went down 17 percent to 81.1 million won on the platform late Friday.

From Barron's

Looking at Travelers’ daily chart, the 200-day simple moving average has provided consistent support over the past year, holding the stock four times.

From Barron's

Still, as the Dow charts a course to 100000, there are warning lights in some corners of the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Industry analysts have speculated that the exclusivity period is due to a change in the US chart rules, where songs streamed on YouTube will no longer count towards the Top 100.

From BBC

Related Words

• delineate
• devise
• lay out
• outline
• sketch