scorecard

noun

score·​card ˈskȯr-ˌkärd 

1

: a card for recording the score of a game

2

: a report or indication of the status, condition, or success of something or someone

Examples of scorecard in a Sentence

I always like to keep a scorecard when I watch a baseball game.

The candidate rates highly on the magazine's legislative scorecard.

Recent Examples on the Web

Small business scorecards typically assess performance through revenue or growth in revenue. — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

CFOs are increasingly being tapped to steer AI value creation—many are still searching for a viable scorecard for what’s working. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Rory McIlroy claimed that DeChambeau was holding the final major of the golf season hostage after refusing to sign his second-round scorecard after finishing. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

My trusty spreadsheet once again looked into a vanity scorecard that compares the state’s gross domestic product, a broad measure of business output, with the International Monetary Fund’s tracking of GDP by nation. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for scorecard

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

Kids Definition

scorecard

noun

score·​card -ˌkärd 

: a card for recording the score (as of a game)