scorecard

American  

[skawr-kahrd, skohr-] / ˈskɔrˌkɑrd, ˈskoʊr- /

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.

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scorecard British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of scorecard

First recorded in 1875–80; score + card ¹

Example Sentences

See where your favorite—or at least your least-hated—carrier stack ups in our annual airline scorecard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Fellow Texas carrier American canceled 2.2% of its flights, more than any airline in our scorecard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Gross domestic product, the official scorecard of the economy, grew at a sharp 4.4% annual pace in the third quarter.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Gross domestic product, the official scorecard of the economy, was revised up from the original 4.3% reading, the government said Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Also obviously, she hadn’t mentioned the scorecard to Zara, or to anyone else, and I was grateful for that.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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