From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtallytal‧ly1 /ˈtæli/ noun (plural tallies) [countable] RECORDa record of how much you have spent, won etc by a particular point in time The final tally was $465,000. the two goals that took his tally for Scotland to 15 Keep a tally of (=write down) the number of cars that pass.
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tally• One of the simplest means is to buy a tally counter.• He was said to keep a tally, an account of all his cases.• A final tally will come later this month when the telecommunications giant reports its fourth-quarter results.• The final tally was 11 ships sunk, and over 20 enemy planes destroyed.• That task was all but impossible in three of the four counties where the Democrats have called for a new tally.• No tally of the dead has ever been made.• I hate to think what the tally is now.• The measure passed 61 percent to 39 percent, according to unofficial tallies.took ... tally• This penalty took his tally for Bath up to 259 points in 49 matches.• Berry struck with Soba Guest and Anusha, who took his winner tally this year to 106.tallytally2 verb (tallied, tallying, tallies) 1 [intransitive] (also tally up)SAME if numbers or statements tally, they match exactly Some of the records held by the accounts departments did not tally.tally with The number of ballot papers did not tally with the number of voters.2 [transitive]COUNT/CALCULATE to calculate a total number→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
tally• Check both sets of results to see if they tally.• A score out of 10 is given for each set, the score being tallied as user progresses.• The government also is tinkering with how it tallies Hispanic citizens and in what order questions are put to respondents.• In at least one of the counties more votes for Kennedy were tallied than there were voters listed on the rolls.• Absentee ballots were tallied three days after the election.• She tallied up the revelations, and put all the signs of apathy and bafflement out of mind.• The chronometer confirmed his flying time since the aerial refuelling over Omsk, tallying with the covered distance on the on-board computer.• His account of the discovery of the body tallied with the testimony of his wife.• The relationship which is implied between professional and client by these assumptions still tallies with the traditional relationship.tally with• Lilly says things that don't always tally with the truth.From Longman Business Dictionarytallytal‧ly1 /ˈtæli/ verb (past tense and past participle tallied)1[intransitive] if numbers or statements tally, they match each other exactlyIf the figures don’t quite tally, you might be missing an invoice.tally withThe original estimate did not tally with the final bill.2 (also tally up) [transitive] to calculate the total number of things done, points won etcLet’s tally up how much we’ve spent.→ See Verb tabletallytally2 noun (plural tallies) [countable]1a continuous record of how much a person or organization has spent, obtained, won etc so fartally ofPlease keep a tally of how many books you sell.2the amount or number of somethingtally ofThe company has only one-third its usual tally of accountants because so many have taken voluntary redundancyOrigin tally1 (1400-1500) Medieval Latin talea, tallia, from Latin talea; → TAILOR1 