scorecard

[ skawr-kahrd, skohr- ]

noun

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

scorecard

/ ˈskɔːˌkɑːd /

noun

1. a card on which scores are recorded in various games, esp golf
2. a card identifying the players in a sports match, esp cricket or baseball

Word History and Origins

Origin of scorecard¹

First recorded in 1875–80; score + card ¹

Example Sentences

Each organization has committed to changing aspects of its business model, which will be audited annually via a scorecard system.

From 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.

From ProPublica

In 2020, the HRC gave him a 0 out of 100 rating on their congressional scorecard.

From Washington Blade

Someone hired by Arise would listen to some of the agent’s calls and then send him a scorecard — with 40 items.

From 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.

From Fortune

Obama also mentioned the College Scorecard (which, unfortunately, as of this writing, is not working).

From The Daily Beast

If you look at the scorecard for the last six years, we are still falling behind.

From The Daily Beast

As a result, the figures in the College Scorecard on student debt at graduation include parent loans.

From The Daily Beast

The scorecard is ugly on that front, providing yet another reason for Democrats to accept a government shutdown, however painful.

From The Daily Beast

“The scorecard is designed to give them a clear sense of where members of Congress stand,” Glaze says.

From The Daily Beast

Thomas was as easy to read as an amateur's scorecard; runs were runs, hits were hits, outs were outs.

From Project Gutenberg

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