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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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 The state ranked 42nd for safety and quality, on a 2018 scorecard from AARP, the last time the survey was taken. Jess Huff, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024 The judges scored the May contest narrowly in favour of Usyk, the scorecards reading 115-112 and 114-113 to Usyk with a third scoring the contest 114-113 to Fury. Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 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 27 Jan. 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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