plural tallies
1
a
: a recorded reckoning or account (as of items or charges)
keep a daily tally of accidents
b
: a score or point made (as in a game)
2
: a device (such as a notched rod or mechanical counter) for visibly recording or accounting especially business transactions
3
a
: a part that corresponds to an opposite or companion member : complement
b
: a state of correspondence or agreement
tallied; tallying
1
a
: to record on or as if on a tally : tabulate
b
: to list or check off (something, such as a cargo) by items
c
: to register (a score) in a contest
2
: to make a count of : reckon
3
: to cause to correspond
1
a
: to make a tally by or as if by tabulating
b
: to register a point in a contest : score
2
: correspond, match
Synonyms
Examples of tally in a Sentence
Noun
What is the final tally?
Her second goal turned out to be the game-winning tally.
Verb
He tallied his expenses every day.
The numbers on the old list and the new list don't tally.
Recent Examples on the Web
Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Around 250 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage by the gunmen, who killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, in the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
—James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
The vinyl sales are only a portion — albeit a significant one — of Swift’s growing tally overall this week.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
More than 10,000 workers have signed union cards in recent months, according to a UAW tally.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Since then, more than 4,800 protesters and political prisoners have been killed, and 26,500 people have been arrested, according to a tally by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), which uses the former name for Myanmar.
—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Adrian Kempe scored the winning goal six seconds into the extra period, tying the NHL record for fastest overtime tally.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
That’s the second-highest tally in franchise history.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2024
There have been Israeli soldier deaths in the cross-fire though the IDF has not provided an official tally.
—CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Planet Earth tallied a 10th straight month of record monthly temperatures in March, according to the European Union’s climate agency.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
Customers can skip the checkout line by scanning and tallying up items on its cameras.
—Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
And the nation’s most significant civil rights group focused on combating antisemitism, extremism, and bigotry has not yet tallied the numbers for 2023.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Del Mar remained in control throughout, scoring a run apiece in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings before tallying two more runs in the top of the seventh.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The damages tally up to more than $225 million combined.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Hayes Melville and Anthony Llera tallied extra base hits while Grant Moore tallied two hits, one of which was a triple.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
One way to do this is to keep a mileage log and tally it up at the end of the year.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Noun
Friday saw even fewer precincts with just two being added to the total tally.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Around 250 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage by the gunmen, who killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, in the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
—James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
The vinyl sales are only a portion — albeit a significant one — of Swift’s growing tally overall this week.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
More than 10,000 workers have signed union cards in recent months, according to a UAW tally.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Since then, more than 4,800 protesters and political prisoners have been killed, and 26,500 people have been arrested, according to a tally by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma), which uses the former name for Myanmar.
—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Adrian Kempe scored the winning goal six seconds into the extra period, tying the NHL record for fastest overtime tally.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
That’s the second-highest tally in franchise history.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2024
There have been Israeli soldier deaths in the cross-fire though the IDF has not provided an official tally.
—CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Verb
The neighborhood tallied two in that box, while the Stockyards and Near Southside each had one and downtown had zero.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Planet Earth tallied a 10th straight month of record monthly temperatures in March, according to the European Union’s climate agency.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
Customers can skip the checkout line by scanning and tallying up items on its cameras.
—Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
And the nation’s most significant civil rights group focused on combating antisemitism, extremism, and bigotry has not yet tallied the numbers for 2023.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Del Mar remained in control throughout, scoring a run apiece in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings before tallying two more runs in the top of the seventh.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The damages tally up to more than $225 million combined.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Hayes Melville and Anthony Llera tallied extra base hits while Grant Moore tallied two hits, one of which was a triple.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
One way to do this is to keep a mileage log and tally it up at the end of the year.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
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tally
1 of 2 noun
tal·ly
ˈtal-ē 
plural tallies
1
: a device for keeping a count
2
a
: a recorded account
b
: a total recorded
3
: a score or point made (as in a game)
tally
2 of 2 verb
tallied; tallying
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