report card

noun

1

: a report on a student that is periodically submitted by a school to the student's parents or guardian

2

: an evaluation of performance

Examples of report card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Investors will get the next report card on the Starbucks turnaround next month when the company delivers fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter earnings. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

One of the political operatives Talarico's campaign brought on board was Delilah Agho-Otoghile, a hire that McShay said would be listed as an achievement on the report card. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

His mom hung all of her kids’ report cards on the refrigerator, and his father encouraged him and his brothers—Zeke, now a prominent oncologist and bioethicist, and Rahm, a longtime Democratic politician—to come to dinner prepared to debate. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Here is this week’s report card, with grades and our weekly KC Star of The Game. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for report card

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard

Kids Definition

report card

noun

: a report containing a student's grades that is regularly sent by a school to the student's parents or guardian