Chart Shows Sales Level Extra Examples Song Noun

• some shares have lost two-thirds of their value since being issued (see chart).
• the charts of 138 patients with chronic heart failure were reviewed.
• the accompanying chart shows data for eight countries.
• a sales chart (= showing the level of a company’s sales)

chart

1. a diagram, lists of figures, etc. that shows information
• SEE ALSO bar chart
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• Some shares have lost two-thirds of their value since being issued (see chart).
• The charts of 138 patients with chronic heart failure were reviewed.
• The accompanying chart shows data for eight countries.
• a sales chart (= showing the level of a company’s sales)
• an astrological chart
• a weather chart
• comparative charts of prices of food items now and in 2012
• Gas prices have risen over the past decade, as shown in the chart below.

Extra Examples

• The percentage of graduates is shown on the chart.
• the information given in the chart
• A chart on the wall showed sales figures for the previous year.
• Profits have fallen below 5% (see chart).
• The Greek astronomer Hipparcos drew the first accurate star chart.
• The results are set out in the chart.
2. a detailed map of the sea
• a naval chart

Extra Examples

• The maritime museum contains charts dating back to the 15th century.
• There are no charts available for this part of the ocean.
• The islands were not marked on their chart.
3. a list, produced each week, of the songs or albums that have sold the most copies or been downloaded or listened to via streaming the most frequently
• The album went straight into the charts at number 1.
• to top the charts (= to be the song or album that has sold more copies than all the others)
• a chart hit

Extra Examples

• His latest single hit the charts last week.
• Is that song still in the charts?
• The song topped the charts for three weeks.
• Their single went straight into the charts at number one.
4. extremely high in level
• World demand for the product is off the charts.
• Enthusiasm for the project soared off the charts.
• The wealth to be found in this town is off the charts.

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: from French charte, from Latin charta ‘paper, papyrus leaf’ from Greek khartēs.