Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A printed program or card enabling a spectator to identify players and record the progress of a game or competition.
  • noun A small card used to record one's own performance in sports such as golf.

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  • noun a printed card allowing spectators of a game to identify players and record progress
  • noun golf a card used to record one's scores
  • noun cricket a tabular representation of the most important statistics of an innings or match

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Etymologies

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score +‎ card

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Examples

  • It's the player's responsibility to ensure his scorecard is accurate before he signs it.

    Garcia out of PGA after signing incorrect card 2007

  • To understand the arc of history Stevens has witnessed, you need only know that one of the artifacts in his office is a scorecard from the famous 1932 World Series game, when Yankees 'slugger Babe Ruth, playing the Chicago Cubs in their home park, pointed to center field and then hit a home run there.

    Justice Stevens: An Open Mind On A Changed Court 2010

  • And even though the scorecard is not the only criteria that Wal-Mart will use when making purchasing decisions, it has gotten the attention of the brand owners and I think the program offers a couple of long-term benefits as the consumer becomes more and more savvy about the issue of sustainability.

    19 posts from March 2008 2008

  • Is it bad to be one of the most abortion friendly senators and to receive a 100% scorecard from the abortion lobby?

    14 Important Science Questions 2008

  • While most other programs from that era fetch $2,000 or so, the 1919 Chicago scorecard is valued at about $5,000 or more, he says.

    World Series programs provide walk through U.S. history 2008

  • The scorecard is as follows: David Leveaux, who has worked frequently in New York over the last decade, directs Tennessee Williams's "Glass Menagerie," with Jessica Lange as Amanda Wingfield.

    February 2005 2005

  • The scorecard is clear: John Kerry is a person of good faith who deserves the backing of religious voters.

    O'Malley won't offer blessing; Paulist priest to deliver invocation 2004

  • The scorecard is clear: John Kerry is a person of good faith who deserves the backing of religious voters.

    O'Malley won't offer blessing; Paulist priest to deliver invocation 2004

  • The scorecard is clear: John Kerry is a person of good faith who deserves the backing of religious voters.

    The Rev. Chuck Currie: 2004

  • Sufuyan Ojeifo here analyses Yar'Adua's mid-term scorecard as evaluated by some senators

    WN.com - Photown News 2009

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