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

For those who use candlestick charts, which were developed centuries ago in Japan, that pattern is referred to as a “bearish engulfing.”

From MarketWatch

She wanted me to chart my own path, unencumbered by hers.

From The Wall Street Journal

We’ve tracked the starting positions on every message that’s come since midnight, charting the results on a sheet on the wall in Hut 6.

From Literature

The rising fortunes of value stocks over the past four months — the occasion for value investors to declare victory — barely registers in the chart below that compares these two Vanguard ETFs.

From MarketWatch

“Golden” scored a record 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global charts.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• delineate
• devise
• lay out
• outline
• sketch