Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scoreline

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: score-line
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line in a newspaper or other publication giving the score in a sports match

noun

The score at the end of, of during, a match or game.

Example Sentences

"A stunning performance from the Republic of Ireland all but sealed progress to Euro 2012 as they crushed nine-man Estonia 4-0 in the first leg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn...The scoreline did not flatter Ireland who produced a composed, classy and determined showing that will go down as the highlight of the Giovanni Trapattioni era so far."
"England will qualify for the semi-finals if they beat Scotland on Tuesday and the Netherlands drop points in their final match with Belgium. However, even if the Netherlands beat Belgium at home, England could still go through if they defeat the Scots by a sufficiently large scoreline to take their goal difference above the Dutch."

Etymology

From score + line.

Inflected Forms

scorelines (plural)

Questions

What does scoreline mean?: A line in a newspaper or other publication giving the score in a sports match
Where does scoreline come from?: From score + line.

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