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.

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

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

transitive verb tallied, tallying

  1. to put on or as on a tally; record
  2. to count; add: usually with up
  3. to put a label or tag on
  4. Archaic to make (two things) agree or correspond

intransitive verb

  1. to tally something
  2. to score a point or points in a game
  3. to agree; correspond

See tally in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. tal·lies
  1. A reckoning or score.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. A label, ticket, or piece of metal or wood used for identification or classification, especially in gardens and greenhouses.
  5. Something that is very similar or corresponds to something else; a double or counterpart.
  6. 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
  1. To reckon or count.
  2. To record by making a mark.
  3. Sports & Games To score (a point or goal) in a game or contest.
  4. To label, as with a ticket, for identification or classification.
  5. To cause to correspond or agree.
verb, intransitive
  1. To be alike; correspond or agree: The report tallies with your description of the accident.
  2. To keep score.
  3. 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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