chart

¹

[ chahrt ]

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 ( def 1 ).
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.

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.

chart.

²

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) a paper.

chart

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

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)

Derived Forms

• ˈchartable, adjective

Other Words From

• charta·ble adjective
• pre·chart verb (used with object)
• pre·charted adjective
• re·chart verb (used with object)
• well-charted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chart¹

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

Origin of chart²

From the Latin word charta

Word History and Origins

Origin of chart¹

C16: from Latin, from Greek khartēs papyrus, literally: something on which to make marks; related to Greek kharattein to engrave

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Synonym Study

See map.

Example Sentences

Last year, his double album One Thing At A Time topped the US chart for 16 weeks.

From BBC

The inflation rate, which charts the rising cost of living, increased to 2.3% in October.

From BBC

Unified project and to chart a path forward.

From Los Angeles Times

According to his website, he and the Beatles’ Ringo Starr are the only drummers in history to have had five songs on Billboard’s Top 10 chart simultaneously.

From Los Angeles Times

The track zoomed up the charts to No. 1.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blueprint
• graph
• sketch
• table