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scorecard

score·card
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skawr-kahrd, skohr-]
    • /ˈskɔrˌkɑrd, ˈskoʊr-/
    • /ˈskɔː.kɑːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skawr-kahrd, skohr-]
    • /ˈskɔrˌkɑrd, ˈskoʊr-/

Definitions of scorecard word

  • noun scorecard a card for keeping score of a sports contest and, especially in team sports, for identifying the players by name, number, and position. 1
  • noun scorecard sport: record of scores 1
  • countable noun scorecard A scorecard is a printed card that tells you who is taking part in a match, and on which officials, players, or people watching can record each player's score. 0
  • countable noun scorecard A scorecard is a system or procedure that is used for checking or testing something. 0
  • noun scorecard a card on which scores are recorded in various games, esp golf 0
  • noun scorecard a card identifying the players in a sports match, esp cricket or baseball 0

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Origin of scorecard

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; score + card1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Scorecard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scorecard popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

scorecard usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for scorecard

noun scorecard

  • atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
  • atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
  • blue book — A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics.
  • directory — a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people.
  • little black book — an address book, esp. one kept by a man, with the names of women companions considered available for dating

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