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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New ones appear every morning, like a visual scorecard of the war’s progress. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024 Vance Isn't the Bridge-Building VP That Moderates Wanted: What He's Said About Women, Voting and Project 2025 Vance, 40, has a history of opposing LGBTQ+ rights during his short political career and received a score of 0 on the Human Rights Campaign's congressional scorecard. Brian Brant, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Organizations that measure outcomes across a holistic and balanced scorecard typically have better insight into the drivers of reputational risk and, more importantly, what tips the scale. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Nevada Polling in Nevada has not changed drastically since the last time the scorecard was published making the second time the Washington Examiner has ranked it the fifth-hardest state for Harris to win. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024 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 14 Nov. 2024.

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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