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tally
[tal-ee]
noun
plural
talliesan account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
Synonyms: , ,Also called tally stick.a stick of wood with notches cut to indicate the amount of a debt or payment, often split lengthwise across the notches, the debtor retaining one piece and the creditor the other.
anything on which a score or account is kept.
a notch or mark made on or in a tally.
a number or group of items recorded.
a mark made to register a certain number of items, as four consecutive vertical lines with a diagonal line through them to indicate a group of five.
a number of objects serving as a unit of computation.
a ticket, label, or mark used as a means of identification, classification, etc.
anything corresponding to another thing as a counterpart or duplicate.
verb (used with object)
to mark or enter on a tally; register; record.
Synonyms: ,to count or reckon up.
Synonyms: ,to furnish with a tally or identifying label.
to cause to correspond or agree.
verb (used without object)
to correspond, as one part of a tally with the other; accord or agree.
Does his story tally with hers?
to score a point or make a goal, as in a game.
tally
/ ˈæɪ /
verb
(intr) to correspond one with the other
the two stories don't tally
(tr) to supply with an identifying tag
(intr) to keep score
obsolete(tr) to record or mark
noun
any record of debit, credit, the score in a game, etc
a ticket, label, or mark, used as a means of identification, classification, etc
a counterpart or duplicate of something, such as the counterfoil of a cheque
a stick used (esp formerly) as a record of the amount of a debt according to the notches cut in it
a notch or mark cut in or made on such a stick
a mark or number of marks used to represent a certain number in counting
the total number of sheep shorn by one shearer in a specified period of time
Other 51Թ Forms
- tallier noun
- retally noun
- untallied adjective
- ˈٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tally1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tally1
Example Sentences
May’s recent starts left more to be desired from the former top prospect who had been struggling with his command and not tallying many swinging strikes.
Last season Brentford's tally of 66 goals in the Premier League was the joint fifth best in the division.
As of Wednesday morning, the tally was 43 and counting.
While viral video has focused on clashes between protesters and state, local and federal agents, the actual number of arrests and criminal charges have been difficult to tally.
But Greenwood remains No. 15 on the school’s all-time scoring list, having tallied 1,721 points.
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