Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense tallies, present participle tallying, past tense, past participle tallied
1. countable noun [usually singular]
A tally is a record of amounts or numbers which you keep changing and adding to as the activity which affects it progresses.
They do not keep a tally of visitors to the palace, but it is very popular. [+ of]
The final tally was 817 votes for her and 731 for him.
Synonyms: record, score, total, count More Synonyms of tally
2. verb
If one number or statement tallieswith another, they agree with each other or are exactly the same. You can also say that two numbers or statements tally.
Its own estimate of three hundred tallies with that of another survey. [VERB + with]
This description didn't seem to tally with what we saw. [VERBwith noun]
The figures didn't seem to tally. [VERB]
Synonyms: agree, match, accord, fit More Synonyms of tally
3. verb
If you tally numbers, items, or totals, you count them.
...as we tally the number of workers who have been laid off this year. [VERB noun]
When the final numbers are tallied, sales will almost certainly have fallen. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: count up, total, compute, keep score More Synonyms of tally
Tally up means the same as tally.
Bookkeepers haven't yet tallied up the total cost. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
More Synonyms of tally
tally in British English
(ˈtælɪ)
verbWord forms: -lies, -lying or -lied
1. (intransitive)
to correspond one with the other
the two stories don't tally
2. (transitive)
to supply with an identifying tag
3. (intransitive)
to keep score
4. (transitive) obsolete
to record or mark
nounWord forms: plural-lies
5.
any record of debit, credit, the score in a game, etc
6.
a ticket, label, or mark, used as a means of identification, classification, etc
7.
a counterpart or duplicate of something, such as the counterfoil of a cheque
8.
a stick used (esp formerly) as a record of the amount of a debt according to the notches cut in it
9.
a notch or mark cut in or made on such a stick
10.
a mark or number of marks used to represent a certain number in counting
11. Australian and New Zealand
the total number of sheep shorn by one shearer in a specified period of time
Derived forms
tallier (ˈtallier)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Medieval Latin tālea, from Latin: a stick; related to Latin tālus heel
tally in American English
(ˈtæli)
nounWord forms: pluralˈtallies
1.
a. 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
b.
anything used as a record for an account, reckoning, or score
2.
an account, reckoning, or score
3.
a.
either of two corresponding parts of something; counterpart
b.
agreement; correspondence
4.
any number of objects used as a unit in counting
5.
an identifying tag or label
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈtallied or ˈtallying
6.
to put on or as on a tally; record
7.
to count; add
usually with up
8.
to put a label or tag on
9. Archaic
to make (two things) agree or correspond
verb intransitive
10.
to tally something
11.
to score a point or points in a game
12.
to agree; correspond
SIMILAR WORDS: aˈgree
Word origin
ME talye < Anglo-L talia < L talea, a stick, cutting: see tailor
Examples of 'tally' in a sentence
tally
His tally is already three more than he managed in 34 games in the Prem last season.
The Sun (2016)
The one tally he did manage to keep was the number of parachute jumps he made: some 2,000.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You want to make sure if it goes to goal difference your own tally is good.
The Sun (2008)
But it only took his tally to three goals this term.
The Sun (2011)
Add up the numbers that tally with your answers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The business school says its records do not tally with yours.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The final tally was two dead and fourteen wounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Try to train yourself to keep a tally of the missing points.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The final tally shows that he amassed about five million more votes than his opponent.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
These unsung heroes can keep your points tally ticking over.
The Sun (2015)
The strikers who are here have got us in a position where we could get a record points tally in the league.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This was comfortably the highest tally in 22 years of assiduous recording.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The current mob are three away from equalling that tally with 33 games remaining.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You can also enter information about repairs, giving a fairly complete tally of your total motoring expenses.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A bet for the highest yellow card tally this season.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If the numbers did not tally, no patient could leave the block until the missing implement was found.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So check for an authentic service history and that the chassis number and invoices tally with the car you're viewing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Britain's most successful sailor holds an Olympic medal tally of three golds and one silver.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
tally
British English: tally NOUN
A tally is a record of amounts or numbers which you keep changing and adding to as the activity which affects it progresses.
They do not keep a tally of visitors to the palace, but it is very popular.
American English: tally
Brazilian Portuguese: conta
Chinese: 记录
European Spanish: cuenta
French: compte
German: aktueller Stand
Italian: conto
Japanese: 記録
Korean: 총계
European Portuguese: conta
Latin American Spanish: cuenta
All related terms of 'tally'
tally-ho
the cry of a participant at a hunt to encourage the hounds when the quarry is sighted
tally clerk
a person, esp on a wharf or dock or in an airport , who checks the count of goods being loaded or unloaded
tally-ho'd
the cry of a participant at a hunt to encourage the hounds when the quarry is sighted
tally-woman
a mistress
running tally
a running total is a total which changes because numbers keep being added to it as something progresses
four-in-hand
a road vehicle drawn by four horses and driven by one driver
1 (verb)
Definition
to agree with or be consistent with something else
The figures didn't seem to tally.
Synonyms
agree
His second statement agrees with the facts.
match
Their strengths in memory and spatial skills matched.
accord
fit
She doesn't fit the description of the suspect.
suit
‘I'm off.’ He suited the action to the word and left.
square
His dreams did not square with reality.
parallel
coincide
a case in which public and private interests coincide
correspond
The two maps of London correspond closely.
conform
These activities do not conform with diplomatic rules and regulations.
concur
Four other judges concurred with his verdict.
harmonize
The music had to harmonize with the seasons.
Opposites
conflict,
clash
,
differ
,
disagree
,
contradict
2 (verb)
Definition
to keep score
When the final numbers are tallied, sales will probably have fallen.
Synonyms
count up
total
They haven't totalled the exact figures.
compute
I tried to compute the cash value of the ponies and horse boxes.
keep score
3 (verb)
Synonyms
record
The test records the electrical activity of the brain.
mark
register
Many people registered no symptoms when they became infected.
reckon
The `normal' by-election swing against a government is reckoned at about 5 per cent.
1 (noun)
Definition
any record of debit, credit, the score in a game, etc.
They do not keep a tally of visitors to the palace.
Synonyms
record
score
So what is the score anyway?
total
count
At the last count the police had 247 people in custody.
reckoning
running total
2 (noun)
Synonyms
counterpart
match
Moira was a perfect match for him.
mate
The guest cabin is a mirror image of its mate.
duplicate
stub
Those who still have their ticket stubs, please contact the arena.
counterfoil
Additional synonyms
in the sense of accord
Synonyms
agree,
match,
answer,
fit,
suit,
square,
coincide,
correspond,
tally,
conform,
chime,
harmonize
in the sense of coincide
Definition
to agree or correspond exactly
a case in which public and private interests coincide
Synonyms
agree,
match,
accord,
square,
correspond,
tally,
concur,
harmonize
in the sense of compute
Definition
to calculate (an answer or result), often by using a computer
I tried to compute the cash value of the ponies and horse boxes.
Synonyms
calculate,
rate,
figure,
total,
measure,
estimate,
count,
reckon,
sum,
figure out,
add up,
tally,
cipher,
enumerate,
cast up
Synonyms of 'tally'
tally
Explore 'tally' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of concur
Definition
to agree
Four other judges concurred with his verdict.
Synonyms
agree,
accord,
approve,
assent,
accede,
acquiesce
in the sense of conform
Definition
to be like or in accordance with
These activities do not conform with diplomatic rules and regulations.
Synonyms
fulfil,
meet,
match,
suit,
satisfy,
agree with,
obey,
abide by,
accord with,
square with,
correspond with,
tally with,
harmonize with
in the sense of correspond
Definition
to be consistent or compatible (with)
The two maps of London correspond closely.
Synonyms
be consistent,
match,
agree,
accord,
fit,
square,
coincide,
complement,
be related,
tally,
conform,
correlate,
dovetail,
harmonize
in the sense of count
At the last count the police had 247 people in custody.
Synonyms
calculation,
poll,
reckoning,
sum,
tally,
numbering,
computation,
enumeration
in the sense of fit
Definition
to correspond with the facts or circumstances
She doesn't fit the description of the suspect.
Synonyms
suit,
meet,
match,
belong to,
agree with,
go with,
conform to,
correspond to,
accord with,
be appropriate to,
concur with,
tally with,
dovetail with,
be consonant with
in the sense of harmonize
Definition
to make or become harmonious
The music had to harmonize with the seasons.
Synonyms
match,
accord,
suit,
blend,
correspond,
tally,
chime,
coordinate,
go together,
tone in,
cohere,
attune,
be of one mind,
be in unison
in the sense of match
Definition
to resemble, harmonize with, or equal one another or something else
Their strengths in memory and spatial skills matched.
Synonyms
correspond,
agree,
accord,
square,
coincide,
tally,
conform,
match up,
be compatible,
harmonize,
be consonant
in the sense of match
Definition
a person regarded as a possible partner in marriage
Moira was a perfect match for him.
Synonyms
companion,
mate,
equal,
equivalent,
counterpart,
fellow (old-fashioned),
complement
in the sense of mate
Definition
one of a pair of matching items
The guest cabin is a mirror image of its mate.
Synonyms
double,
match,
fellow,
twin,
counterpart,
companion,
M8
in the sense of reckon
Definition
to calculate or compute
The `normal' by-election swing against a government is reckoned at about 5 per cent.
Synonyms
count,
figure,
total,
calculate,
compute,
add up,
tally,
number,
enumerate
Additional synonyms
in the sense of register
Definition
to show in a person's face or bearing
Many people registered no symptoms when they became infected.
Synonyms
show,
mark,
record,
reflect,
indicate,
betray,
manifest,
bespeak
in the sense of score
Definition
a record of money due
So what is the score anyway?
Synonyms
charge,
bill,
account,
total,
debt,
reckoning,
tab (informal),
tally,
amount due
in the sense of square
Definition
to be or cause to be consistent
His dreams did not square with reality.
Synonyms
agree,
match,
fit,
accord,
correspond,
tally,
conform,
reconcile,
harmonize
in the sense of stub
Definition
the section of a ticket or cheque which the purchaser keeps as a receipt
Those who still have their ticket stubs, please contact the arena.
Synonyms
counterfoil,
tab,
receipt,
coupon
in the sense of suit
‘I'm off.’ He suited the action to the word and left.