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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At a game this spring, he said, he tallied “like $7,500 worth of baseball bats in our dugout.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Since the start of this year, Yemen has tallied nearly 8,000 suspected cholera cases, including 22 deaths, and more than 9,600 dengue cases, including 37 people who had died, according to the WHO.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
While they’ve tallied just five sacks through three games, they’ve forced five interceptions, most of any team in the Big Ten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
At those events, Kerr is directly representing his country - there are national medal tables in which the triumphs achieved by compatriots are tallied up together.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The scene in the Tennessee State Capitol as the clerk tallied the votes on the suffrage question.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
