Dictionary

scorecard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From score + card.

Meanings

1. A printed card allowing spectators of a game to identify players and record progress.
   • A scorecard and a short pencil were tucked into his breast pocket.
2. A tabular representation of the most important statistics of an innings or match.
3. (figuratively) A system of ratings.
   • Kosovo Criminal Justice Scorecard assesses the current state of the criminal justice sector, using as benchmarks the recommendations identified in our May 2006 report […] 2008, Human Rights Watch, Kosovo Criminal Justice Scorecard, page 32:
   • What we need is some kind of scorecard by which we can make objective comparisons between these products.
   • Merseyrail and LNER have emerged at the top of a scorecard ranking train operators for their provision of services and facilities for people travelling with babies and young children. 2023 September 6, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Merseyrail and LNER top family-friendly survey”, in RAIL, number 991, page 14:

Forms

Coordinates

scoreboard · scorebook

Hypernyms

card · record

Relateds

line score · box score

Translations (7)

ga cárta scóir (card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress) · de Scorecard (card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress) · cmn 計分卡 /计分卡 (card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress) · ru счётная ка́рточка (card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress) · ja スコアカード (card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress) · pl karta wyników (card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress) · fr carte de pointage (card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress)