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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
When applied to each state’s eight individual grades used in my scorecard, this geeky math shows California’s grades had the highest deviation. Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024 Faced with these challenges, making the goal of creating firm value the scorecard for success is a north star that can lead marketers out of these woods. Stephen Diorio, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Arizona For the first time since the swing-state scorecard has been published this year, Arizona has become the hardest battleground for Harris to win. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Oct. 2024 New ones appear every morning, like a visual scorecard of the war’s progress. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 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

Dictionary Entries Near scorecard

Cite this Entry

“Scorecard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorecard. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

scorecard

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

More from Merriam-Webster on scorecard

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!