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

Decreases in new orders and order backlogs—two of the four demand indicators—more than offset gains posted by the indexes charting new export orders and customer inventories, Spence said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was heading for the charts in the UK and the US but was banned by streaming services after record industry bodies issued takedown notices, alleging the track violated copyright by impersonating another artist.

From BBC

To address the lag between deployment and productivity gains, Brynjolfsson developed what he called the productivity J-curve, which charts the path of productivity growth following the introduction of a new technology.

From Barron's

Here are five charts that might offer some clues about where the market is heading next.

From MarketWatch

This inverse correlation is illustrated in the chart above.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• delineate
• devise
• lay out
• outline
• sketch