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

All versions of the song reached number one in the UK singles chart.

From BBC

The five-piece, who've been setting chart records over in the US, jetted in for their first-ever UK performance, a mash-up of Chasing Lightning and the 90s house banger Crazy.

From BBC

They played the Coachella festival, topped the US album sales chart, and even lit up the Empire State Building in "fearless blue" to celebrate the release of their Crazy EP.

From BBC

In another case, a chart that was widely circulating online claimed to show a sharp drop-off in vote totals in 2024 compared to 2020.

From BBC

However, the chart and the figures circulating online were based on preliminary vote totals, which continue to go up as final results are still being tabulated.

From BBC

Related Words

• blueprint
• graph
• sketch
• table