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 The government could also produce an annual scorecard to rank national security concerns by order of current importance. Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024 According to the yellowing scorecard on view, Jack Manning lead off for the Baltimore Orioles in a game played on April 8 sometime in the 1880s and Joe Sommer batted clean-up. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024 The next step is to ensure these benchmarks are accompanied by internal scorecards to build accountability across the organization. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 California was fourth-worst on this livability scorecard, with only New Jersey, New York and Illinois getting poorer scores. Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scorecard 

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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 2 Oct. 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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