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    tally
    /ˈtali/

    noun

    • 1. a current score or amount: "that takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games" Similar totalscorecountsum
    • 2. a piece of wood scored across with notches for the items of an account and then split into halves, each party keeping one. historical

    verb

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  2. 1. a. : a recorded reckoning or account (as of items or charges) keep a daily tally of accidents. b. : a score or point made (as in a game) 2. : a device (such as a notched rod or mechanical counter) for visibly recording or accounting especially business transactions. 3. a. : a part that corresponds to an opposite or companion member : complement.

  3. TALLY definition: 1. to match or agree with something else: 2. a record or count of a number of things: 3. to match…. Learn more.

  4. 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.

  5. A tally is a continuous count of something, like the number of words in a document, or the number of favors your best friend owes you. To tally is to add up, like keeping the score of a game.

  6. 1. a. A reckoning, score, or amount: What was the final tally of votes? b. A record of a reckoning, score, or amount: She keeps a tally of the miles she runs each week. 2. The act of scoring a point or goal in a game or contest: took the lead on his tally in the second half. 3. a. A stick on which notches are made to keep a count or score. b.

  7. If one number or statement tallies with another, they agree with each other or are exactly the same. You can also say that two numbers or statements tally.

  8. tally. noun. /ˈtæli/. /ˈtæli/. (plural tallies) a record of the number or amount of something, especially one that you can keep adding to. He hopes to improve on his tally of three goals in the past nine games. Keep a tally of how much you spend while you're away.

  9. What does the noun tally mean? There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tally, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. tally has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

  10. A stick with cross notches representing the amount of a debt owing or paid: usually the stick was split lengthwise, half for the debtor and half for the creditor. The act of scoring a point or goal in a game or contest. Took the lead on his tally in the second half.

  11. TALLY definition: 1. the number of things you have achieved, used, won, etc until now: 2. If two numbers or stories…. Learn more.

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