Graphs and Charts. Are you sick of always saying the same things in your business presentations? Here are some simple words to use to easily change up your vocabulary in English without sounding repetative.
INCREASE
Here are 3 ways to say that something on a graph went up
- Increase
- The number of petty crimes has increased over the last 3 years.
- Rise
- Sales rose in the first quarter.
- Climb
- The number of people buying from our Spanish stores has climbed since 2024.
Here are 3 ways to say that something on a graph has gone up quickly or significantly
- Jump
- Prices jumped by 25% in under 3 months.
- Soar
- We expect sales to soar during the third quarter.
- Rocket
- His plan was to buy a home, but prices are rocketing right now.
DECREASE
Here are 3 ways to talk about charts that show a negative trend.
- Decrease
- We decreased the amount of waste last year by 2%
- Decline
- The number of complaints declined last month.
- Dip
- There was a small dip in sales that is expected to bounce back this month.
Here are 3 ways to say that something has fallen quickly or significantly
- Plunge
- Visibility plunged once our server went out.
- Collapse
- Particpation collapsed once they found out they were not going to get paid.
- Crash
- The stock market crashed due to political instability in the area.
Stay the same
Here are verbs to use to express that soemthing has stayed the same on a chart of graph.
- Hold
- The cost held at $2.50.
- Stabilize
- After introducing new procedures, the quality control rates stabilized.
- Steady
- Temperatures will steady over the next few days.
- Level out
- The number of complaints have levelled out.
- Flatten out
- We expect rising costs to flatten out next month.
VOCAB REHAB
Now that you have seen Graphs and charts, have a look at our other Vocabulary-based posts:
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