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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Forty-six of the cases tallied by The Post involved Flock equipment.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Observer missions called for parties to tone down inflammatory statements as the votes cast on Thursday were tallied, and some teams extended their deployment because of the tensions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Principal said it tallied its Egan-Jones rated debt slightly differently from the Journal and came up with a total of $1.7 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Díaz limited the Mariners to one hit in one scoreless inning Thursday and tallied two strikeouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
And then, after our troubles were tallied up like those points at the basketball game, we would celebrate being alive.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
