scorecard

noun

score·​card ˈskȯr-ˌkärd How to pronounce scorecard (audio)
1
: a card for recording the score of a game
2
: a report or indication of the status, condition, or success of something or someone

Examples of scorecard in a Sentence

I always like to keep a scorecard when I watch a baseball game. The candidate rates highly on the magazine's legislative scorecard.
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Eventually, the bout went to the scorecards, with Nurmagomedov winning a majority decision – 47-47, 48-46, 48-46 – to retain his title after by far the toughest test of his career. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 Andrew Putnam, a three-time Pepperdine All-American from the Class of 2011, saw the sheet with the PGA’s statement while signing his scorecard and didn’t seem surprised. Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025 According to the latest Omdia mobile device scorecard report, some 24% of Android and iPhone users had been exposed to a phishing attack. Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 The Ukrainian won that fight 116-112 on all three of the judges’ scorecards – much to the displeasure of the Fury camp. Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for scorecard 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of scorecard was circa 1877

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“Scorecard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorecard. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

scorecard

noun
score·​card -ˌkärd How to pronounce scorecard (audio)
: a card for recording the score (as of a game)

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