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scorecard

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A printed card allowing spectators of a game to identify players and record progress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A scorecard and a short pencil were tucked into his breast pocket.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: card, record

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tabular representation of the most important statistics of an innings or match.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A system of ratings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • What we need is some kind of scorecard by which we can make objective comparisons between these products.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

(golf) a record of scores (as in golf)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • you have to turn in your card to get a handicap

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: card

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: record, record book, book

History

Etymology

From score + card.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 計分卡 /计分卡 (jìfēnkǎ) — card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress
  • French: carte de pointage — card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress
  • German: Scorecard — card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress
  • Irish: cárta scóir — card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress
  • Japanese: スコアカード (sukoakādo) — card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress
  • Polish: karta wyników — card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress
  • Russian: счётная ка́рточка (sčótnaja kártočka) — card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress