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scorecard

scorecard

25 2.6
A card you use to record points or results in a game like golf
  • noun
  • /ˈskɔrˌkɑrd/
translation icon : tarjeta de puntuación
  • The coach handed out a scorecard to each player to track their stats during the season.
  • a balanced scorecard
  • a daily scorecard
  • scorecard typically measures

The results tell the truth. If you're playing golf, the scorecard. The scorecard tells the truth,

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Examples

  • Ladies and gentlemen, having gone all five championship rounds here at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, we now go to the scorecards.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, before we go to the scorecards, a round of applause please for these two fighters.

  • But if you look at the scorecard, America is still lagging behind.

  • Sir, we need your scorecards now, please.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, we go to the scorecards.

  • You were ahead on the scorecards going into the 12th round.

  • His father looked up from his scorecard, wrinkled his nose, and muttered, "I wonder what happened over there."

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Get your scorecards ready.

  • The Master of Ceremonies collects the scorecards and goes up to the stage to announce the finalists.

  • After each hole, the golfer carefully filled out the scorecard to record his performance.

Synonyms

card
vsscorecard
538 2.5

An official list that shows the players and their order in a game

is a single sheet made especially for recording game scores
scorebook
vsscorecard
1 3.1

A book for writing down points and results during games

is a loose single sheet used for one game's scores
scorepad
vsscorecard
3.0

A small pad of paper for writing points during a game

is a single sheet rather than part of a multi sheet pad

How Detailed

scorebook
1 3.1
scorecard
25 2.6
scorepad
3.0

Surface Forms

scorecard singular
scorecards plural

Morphology

scorecard = score + card (transparent) = score + card

The compound is a straightforward combination: a card used to record scores.

Etymology

Scorecard combines score (a number of 'points' in a game) and card (a piece of 'paper' used for writing). So a scorecard is the card where you write and keep the game scores, like the paper you fill in during a round of golf.