scorecard

[ skawr-kahrd, skohr- ]

/ ˈskɔrˌkɑrd, ˈskoʊr- /

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noun

a card for keeping score of a sports contest and, especially in team sports, for identifying the players by name, number, and position.

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Origin of scorecard

First recorded in 1875–80; score + card¹

Words nearby scorecard

scorcher, scorching, scordatura, score, scoreboard, scorecard, score draw, scorekeeper, score off, score out, scorepad

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How to use scorecard in a sentence

Each organization has committed to changing aspects of its business model, which will be audited annually via a scorecard system.
Pope Francis is backing a new movement to redefine capitalism as a force for good|Anne Quito|December 8, 2020|Quartz
If you want to get a sense of how prepared your state is for voting by mail, the Brookings Institution has given each state a scorecard.
A Guide to In-Person Voting vs. Mail-In Voting|by Cynthia Gordy Giwa|October 22, 2020|ProPublica
In 2020, the HRC gave him a 0 out of 100 rating on their congressional scorecard.
Transgender woman running against anti-LGBTQ Md. congressman|Parker Purifoy|October 21, 2020|Washington Blade
Someone hired by Arise would listen to some of the agent’s calls and then send him a scorecard — with 40 items.
Meet the Customer Service Reps for Disney and Airbnb Who Have to Pay to Talk to You|by Ken Armstrong, Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin|October 2, 2020|ProPublica

The day before the most recent issue of Fortune magazine went to press, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released its 2020 Goalkeepers Report, the philanthropy’s latest scorecard on the global war on poverty and disease.
What it will take to beat COVID: Some clues from our 2020 Change the World list|cleaf2013|September 21, 2020|Fortune
Obama also mentioned the College Scorecard (which, unfortunately, as of this writing, is not working).
The Exciting-but-Depressing Obama-Tumblr Student-Loan Summit|Kelly Williams Brown|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you look at the scorecard for the last six years, we are still falling behind.
Obama Loves Labor (on the Down Low)|David Freedlander|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a result, the figures in the College Scorecard on student debt at graduation include parent loans.
The New College Calculus|Jeffrey J. Selingo|October 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The scorecard is ugly on that front, providing yet another reason for Democrats to accept a government shutdown, however painful.
The Suicidal Shutdown: Hyper-Partisan Fever Rules the Government|John Avlon|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The scorecard is designed to give them a clear sense of where members of Congress stand,” Glaze says.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns Plans New Scorecards After Gun Bill Defeat|Eliza Shapiro|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Thomas was as easy to read as an amateur's scorecard; runs were runs, hits were hits, outs were outs.
The Voice in the Fog|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for scorecard

scorecard

/ (ˈskɔːˌkɑːd) /

noun

a card on which scores are recorded in various games, esp golf

a card identifying the players in a sports match, esp cricket or baseball

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