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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Only his first pro MMA bout went to the judges’ scorecards. Aaron Tolentino, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025 Most teams finish with a running prototype, a live scorecard and a backlog of gaps that must be improved before full deployment. Pawan Anand, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 The Texas native bogeyed two times, but managed to cover up with a strong scorecard of five birdies by the end of Day 1. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 The scorecard looked at nine key areas: Medicaid expansion: Restrictive. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 17 July 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 6 Aug. 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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