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

This is why her project seeks to measure the labor market not by job creation and destruction — the traditional economist’s scorecard — but by the creation and destruction of individual tasks within jobs. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Keep a track of each test via a scorecard or project management board and get into a cadence of doing this regularly—for example, every month or quarter. —Emma Westley, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Troublesome trend This state-level scorecard hides a troublesome trend in early 2026. —Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

At the same time, a lot of the most important work happens in meetings, workgroups, and behind-the-scenes discussions that don’t always show up on a scorecard. —Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 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)