noun

score

Translation

score, points, music score, twenty

What's the final score?

He wrote the score for the movie.

He wrote the score for the film.

A score of people attended the event.

((the score is number-to-number)) the result is... The score is three to one.

((a score of sth.)) a group of twenty A score of people were there.

Synonyms: points, tally, result, grade

From Old Norse 'skor' meaning a 'notch' or 'tally'. People used to keep score by cutting notches in wood.

Imagine keeping the *score* in a game by making scratches on a board.