Meaning of score In English

• 0 to win or get a point, goal, etc. in a competition, sport, game, or test:

  • Tennant scored (a goal) in the last minute of the game.

  • In American football, a touchdown scores (= is worth) six points.

  • She scored 18 out of 20 in the spelling test.

  • She has certainly scored (a success) with her latest novel.

  • Nearly every bomb scored a hit.

  • UK You have a lot of patience - that's where you score over (= are better than) your opponents.

  • We need someone to score for tomorrow's match.

• 1 to get something:

  • I managed to score a couple of tickets to the World Cup final.

  • She tried to score some dope in a nightclub.

  • Did you score last night, then?

• 2 to make a mark or cut on the surface of something hard with a pointed tool, or to draw a line through writing:

  • If you score the tile first, it will be easier to break.

• 3 to write or change a piece of music for particular instruments or voices:

  • This piece is scored for strings and woodwind.

• 4 the number of points, goals, etc. achieved in a game or competition:

  • a high/low score

  • Have you heard the latest cricket score?

  • At half time, the score stood at (= was) two all.

  • The final score was 3–0.

  • Could you keep (= record) the score at this afternoon's game?

• 5 a piece of written music showing the parts for all the instruments and voices:

  • an orchestral score

  • a film score

  • Rodgers wrote the score for/of/to "Oklahoma!".

• 6 20 or approximately 20:

  • He lived to be three score years and ten (= until he was 70 years old).

  • People are leaving the organization by the score.

  • Sean received cards from scores of local well-wishers.

• 7 about the thing or subject that has just been mentioned:

  • I'll let you have the money, so there's nothing to worry about on that score.

  • "The team has a lot of determination to win," declared the coach. "I have no doubts on that score."

• 8 to win or obtain a point or something else that gives you an advantage in a competitive activity, such as a sport, game, or test:

  • [ I ] Has either team scored yet?

  • [ T ] The Packers scored a touchdown with two minutes to go in the football game.

  • [ T ] A student from Gettysburg scored a perfect 1600 points on the college entrance exam.

  • [ T ] fig. He scored (= obtained) a deal with a recording label two years ago.

• 9 a piece of written music showing the parts for all the different instruments and voices, or the music written for a movie or other entertainment

• 10 a particular matter among others related to it:

  • I’ll let you have the money, so there’s nothing to worry about on that score.

• 11 (a set or group of) 20:

  • Brandon received cards from scores of (= many) local well-wishers.

• 12 the number of points achieved or obtained in a game or other competition:

  • The final score was 103–90.

  • Who’s going to keep score when we play bridge?

  • infml So what’s the score (= what are the facts of this situation), doctor? Is it serious?

• 13 abbreviation for Service Corps of Retired Executives: an organization in the US that provides free help and advice to small businesses