tally

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/ ˈtæl i /

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noun, plural tal·lies.

an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.

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), tal·lied, tal·ly·ing.

to mark or enter on a tally; register; record.

to count or reckon up.

to furnish with a tally or identifying label.

to cause to correspond or agree.

verb (used without object), tal·lied, tal·ly·ing.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR tally

1 inventory, count, enumeration.

10 enroll, list.

11 enumerate, calculate.

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Origin of tally

1275–1325; (noun) Middle English taly<Medieval Latin talia, variant of Latin tālea rod, cutting, literally, heel-piece, derivative of tālus heel; (v.) late Middle English talyen, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM tally

tal·li·er, nounre·tal·ly, noun, plural re·tal·lies, verb, re·tal·lied, re·tal·ly·ing.un·tal·lied, adjective

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How to use tally in a sentence

Although no official tally exists, studies indicate that at least 10 million workers lost their insurance but that about two-thirds of them found alternative coverage—through a new job, Medicaid, a spouse’s or parent’s plan, or the ACA marketplaces.
Many workers who lost their jobs due to COVID need help finding health coverage|lbelanger225|November 10, 2020|Fortune
The stronger-than-expected tally suggests the economic recovery may still be intact, though it also marked another slowdown in monthly job growth.
Stock rally falters, yields climb as vote count continues|Lee Clifford|November 6, 2020|Fortune
It’s an important service that greatly speeds up our knowledge of who’s won what, without having to wait for the final tally from state authorities, which in some cases can take a while to count.
How the press calls elections, explained|Kay Steiger|November 6, 2020|Vox
Those awaiting the outcome of the vote tally in the remaining swing states may be biting their nails this week, but investors are nothing but euphoric.
Four days of big gains put the S&P 500 just 2% below its all- time high|Lee Clifford|November 5, 2020|Fortune

The remaining vote tallies from the counties around Atlanta, which is a Democratic stronghold, have yet to be counted.
Presidential election results too close to call|Michael K. Lavers|November 5, 2020|Washington Blade
The Daily Beast has tallied up a rough estimate of the cost of the initial air trikes in Syria.
First U.S. Stealth Jet Attack on Syria Cost More Than Indian Mission to Mars|Dave Majumdar|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The actual loss, in both spilled tanks and barrels, cannot be tallied yet.
Cleaning Up From Napa's Winepocalypse|Jordan Salcito|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture tallied up the costs of raising a child born in 2013.
Free Market Failure: Raising a Kid Is a Rigged Game in the USA|Monica Potts|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2013, TSA tallied up a total of 1,813 firearms—nearly five per day—most of which were loaded.
The TSA’s Insane Instagram Feed|Nina Strochlic|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every campaign has a moment or two that is recalled long after the votes are tallied.
Hillary’s Doomed if She Can’t Learn to Talk About Her Privilege|Keli Goff|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were, then, some streaks of good-natured worldliness which tallied with Christian duty.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various
His statement was consistent with that of all the others, moreover it tallied with all that Jan Boom had told me.
A Frontier Mystery|Bertram Mitford
From one detective to another he went, giving the description, and inquiring if any could say who tallied in appearance with it.
Shadow, the Mysterious Detective|Police Captain Howard
The thing was tried several times in succession, and every time the movement of the finger tallied the playing of the music.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
But the report tallied with my own surmise, for they had used the word "Dover" when they left us for dead in the Wilderness.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for tally

tally

/ (ˈtælɪ) /

verb -lies, -lying or -lied

(intr) to correspond one with the otherthe two stories don't tally

(tr) to supply with an identifying tag

(intr) to keep score

(tr) obsolete to record or mark

noun plural -lies

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

Australian and NZ the total number of sheep shorn by one shearer in a specified period of time

Derived forms of tally

tallier, noun

Word Origin for tally

C15: from Medieval Latin tālea, from Latin: a stick; related to Latin tālus heel

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