trendline

or trend line

[ trend-lahyn ]

noun

1. an upward or downward line on a chart indicating movements of average prices, as of stocks, over a period of time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trendline¹

1910–15 for more general sense; trend + line ¹

Example Sentences

Attendance is following a similar trendline — much better but still in need of improvement.

From Los Angeles Times

In an era of many decimated Northwest Pacific salmon and steelhead populations, one fish has been running counter to a dismal trendline.

From Seattle Times

But Association of American Railroads spokeswoman Jessica Kahanek said the trade group believes the “data clearly demonstrate a positive trendline” even though there is still need for improvement.

From Seattle Times

The polling trendline indicates that Haley is primed to pass DeSantis for second at any second, which actually may matter.

From Slate

“The arc is bending toward more and better climate change education nationally, and that’s going to be uneven, and incremental and scattered, but that’s the trendline,” he said.

From Scientific American