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score

noun (SUBJECT JUST MENTIONED)
 
 
/skɔːr/ US  /skɔːr/

Definition

on this/that score C2 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 great determination to win," declared the coach. "I've no doubts on that score."Topics and areas of interest
(Definition of score noun (SUBJECT JUST MENTIONED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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