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

"Everyone was getting ready to open up the Excel," one aide recalls, but Reeves announced she didn't want any spreadsheets or Treasury scorecards.

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Smaller deficits typically add to gross domestic product, the official scorecard of the economy.

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After the fight, the scorecards revealed judges were split on five occasions - the second, seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th round.

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To look purely at the scorecard, England were thumped by South Africa.

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"Being a little tidier and keep the bogeys off the scorecard, I think I can have a good weekend and get closer to the leaders."

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