tally

The definition of a tally is a record or where a record is kept, particularly of points in a sporting event.

(noun)

An example of a tally is a record of how many games a team has won in a soccer tournament.

Tally is defined as to count or to record an amount.

(verb)

An example of to tally is to figure out the total profits from a bake sale.

See tally in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. tallies

1. Obsolete 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
2. anything used as a record for an account, reckoning, or score
an account, reckoning, or score
1. either of two corresponding parts of something; counterpart
2. agreement; correspondence
any number of objects used as a unit in counting
an identifying tag or label

Origin: ME talye < Anglo-L talia < L talea, a stick, cutting: see tailor

transitive verb tallied, tallying

intransitive verb

See tally in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. tal·lies

A reckoning or score.
a. A stick on which notches are made to keep a count or score.
b. A stick on which notches were formerly made to keep a record of amounts paid or owed.
A mark used in recording a number of acts or objects, most often in series of five, consisting of four vertical lines canceled diagonally or horizontally by a fifth line.
A label, ticket, or piece of metal or wood used for identification or classification, especially in gardens and greenhouses.
Something that is very similar or corresponds to something else; a double or counterpart.
Nautical A metal plate attached to a ship's machinery and bearing instructions for its use.

verb tal·lied, tal·ly·ing, tal·lies

verb, transitive

verb, intransitive

To be alike; correspond or agree: The report tallies with your description of the accident.
To keep score.
Sports & Games To score a point or goal in a game or contest.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English taly

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman tallie

Origin: , from Medieval Latin tallia

Origin: , from Latin tālea, stick

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