plot

/plɒt/ verb [T] (-tt-)

Definition

› to mark or draw something on a piece of paper or a map: The software system makes it possible to plot the exact location of sales vehicles.

› GRAPHS & CHARTS to make marks to show the position, movement, or development of something, usually in the form of lines or curves between a series of points on a piece of paper: We provide a two-dimensional graph where you can plot the current location of your organization and then identify the desired point to which you would like the organization to move.

› to make a secret plan to do something: The French building materials giant is plotting a £3bn bid for the troubled UK cement maker.

(Definition of plot verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)