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.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
With the latest vote tallies Thursday evening, incumbent Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco kept her lead over challenger Raul Ortiz Jr. in the 64th Assembly district race.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Results will continue to be tallied throughout Tuesday night and updated every weekday until all ballots are counted.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Clairo capped off a breakthrough year with a nod for Best Alternative Music Album, while Waxahatchee earned her first career nod in Best Americana Album, and Adrianne Lenker added to her tally (solo and with Big Thief) with Best Folk Album.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
With the latest vote tallies Thursday evening, incumbent Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco kept her lead over challenger Raul Ortiz Jr. in the 64th Assembly district race.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
With partial results, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter had tallied about 56% of the vote, gaining a commanding lead over his Republican challenger, insurance executive Nik Gjonaj, who had 44%, with about a third of the precincts counted.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Results will continue to be tallied throughout Tuesday night and updated every weekday until all ballots are counted.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Tally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tally. Accessed 22 Nov. 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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