tally
[ tal-ee ]
/ ˈtæl i /
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noun, plural tal·lies.
verb (used with object), tal·lied, tal·ly·ing.
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
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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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for tally
tally
/ (ˈtælɪ) /
verb -lies, -lying or -lied
noun plural -lies
Derived forms of tally
tallier, nounWord Origin for tally
C15: from Medieval Latin tālea, from Latin: a stick; related to Latin tālus heel
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