tally
noun
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
tallied
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past participleof tally.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tally.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tallynounan account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
Example Sentences
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As more ballots are tallied, Mississippi also appears on the cusp of sending a Black Democrat, Scott Colom, to the Senate.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
Bespoke had tallied only five other days since 1990 when the S&P 500 finished more than two standard deviations below its 50-day moving average while more than a quarter of its stocks screened as overbought.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
We looked back in the database, external over the last 20 years and found it has tallied 325 convictions as a result of the fraudulent use of postal ballots.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
When Hurts dropped back to pass on third down, attempting to salvage the game, he was stripped by linebacker Byron Young, who tallied 2.5 sacks in the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
He didn’t try to count, but the numbers automatically tallied up in his head.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
