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tally
noun
tally—a count or total, often recorded by making marks as you count
/ˈtæli/
Origin
Clipping of tallyho.
intj
- Target sighted.“(Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.”“(Pilot): New York, Speedbird 123, tally.”
noun
- abbreviation, alt-ofAbbreviation of tally stick.
- broadlyOne of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
- broadlyAny account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.“Bulgaria, inevitably, raised the tempo in the opening moments of the second half and keeper Joe Hart was forced into his first meaningful action to block a deflected corner - but England were soon thr”
- archaicOne thing made to suit another; a counterpart or match.“So paired, so suited in their minds and persons, That they were framed the tallies for each other.”
- 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.
- dated, informal, regionalA state of cohabitation, living with another individual in an intimate relationship outside of marriage.“But I’d advise thee t’ live tally for o that, if thou con mak it reet wi’ some owd damsel, ut does no’ care what folk say’n about owt o’th’sort.”“It is used in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and, I dare say, various other counties. A tally-woman is the mistress of a married man, who is said to live tally with her.”“Don, I don't care if we live tally, cos we don't need certificates except for proof of insanity.”
- UK, obsoleteFive dozen bunches of turnips.“Then turnips isn't such good sale yet, but they may be soon, for winter's best for them. […] I buy turnips by the 'tally.' A tally's five dozen bunches.”“A bunch of Turnips, 12 and upwards. A bunch of Leeks, 6 and upwards. Bunches of Greens and of herbs vary much, according to kind, size, and season. Roll of Celery = 6, 8, to 12 heads. A tally = five d”
verb
- transitiveTo count something.
- transitiveTo mathematically calculate a numeric result.
- transitiveTo record something by making marks.“The counter tallied the languages people were conversing in while walking along a set route that wove back and forth through the chairs and tables.”
- transitiveTo make things correspond or agree with each other.“I am sorry to find they are not so well tallied to the present juncture as I could wish.”
- intransitiveTo keep score.
- intransitiveTo correspond or agree.“In some I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with the channel, and in others a little wall of bricks”“Your idea, my dear lord, of the abusive paragraph on you being conceived at Paris, and transmitted hither, tallies exactly with mine.”“This credulity will not be challenged here; yet it may be remarked that, assuming the unlimited and unvarying benevolence of the powerful planners, our analysis shows that it may be impossible for the”
- To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.“I loaded a cargo of potatoes in Dublin, for Bangor and Caernarvon, all in bags, for three different parties—viz. 13 tons delivered at Bangor, which was tallied in and out; remainder to Caernarvon, and”
adv
- obsoleteIn a tall way; stoutly; with spirit.“And you, Lodovick, / That stand so tally on your reputation, / You shall be he shall speak it.”
name
- A male given name.
- A female given name.
Formstallies(plural) · tallies(present, singular, third-person) · tallying(participle, present) · tallied(participle, past) · tallied(past) · more tally(comparative) · most tally(superlative)
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