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

Smith left little trace on the scorecard as England moved to 409 all out, looking relatively becalmed for a 52-ball stay largely played alongside the tail. — Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Connecting Operations To Financial Performance Machine-centric architectures can create a more timely operational balanced scorecard. — Claudio Laterreur, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The scorecard would serve as a resource where Floridians could go to compare information about insurance companies’ prices, claims and performance. — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

What Shippers Should Take From This For companies choosing a logistics partner in a volatile market, Schulz’s experience points to criteria that rarely appear on a procurement scorecard. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 Aug. 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)