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box score
noun
: a printed score of a game (such as baseball) giving the names and positions of the players and a record of the play arranged in tabular form
broadly
: total count : summary
Examples of box score in a Sentence
reading the box scores in the newspaper
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Word History
Etymology
from its arrangement in a newspaper box
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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“Box score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20score. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
box score
noun
: a printed table giving the score of a game (as baseball), a record of how it was played, and the names and positions of the players
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