score
The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
Example
“The player with the highest score is the winner.”
Other meanings
The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
“The score is 8-1 even though it's not even half-time!”
The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
“The test scores for this class were high.”
Synonyms
- mark
- grade
Related words
- Apgar score
- Baux score
- box score
- buzz score
- by the score
- credit score
- cricket score
- even the score
- elevenscore
- eightscore
- film score
- fourscore
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "skor".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “score” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.