tally
IPA: tˈæɫi
noun
- (by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
- (by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.
- One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.
- A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.
- A tally shop.
- A ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong.
- (informal, regional, dated) A state of cohabitation, living with another individual in an intimate relationship outside of marriage.
- (UK, obsolete) Five dozen bunches of turnips.
- A male given name
- A female given name
- Abbreviation of tally stick. [(historical) A bone, or piece of wood, on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number, for account keeping.]
verb
- (transitive) To count something.
- (transitive) To mathematically calculate a numeric result.
- (transitive) To record something by making marks.
- (transitive) To make things correspond or agree with each other.
- (intransitive) To keep score.
- (intransitive) To correspond or agree.
- (nautical) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
adverb
- (obsolete) In a tall way; stoutly; with spirit.
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Examples of "tally" in Sentences
- I will put the tally in the Summary.
- I've adjusted the tally in the article.
- The tally board is used to count scores.
- You can see the tally board for the awards.
- I'll plug the tallys into a spreadsheet and graph the results.
- This is the lowest leading goal tally in the history of the club.
- At the top of the page, adjust the tally of re promoted articles.
- The Judo results are not included in the tally for the Overall Championship.
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