tally
One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were keptOne of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
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Meaning
8 senses(broadly)One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
счётsčot
(broadly)Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.
Strichliste, Zähler
счётsčot
A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.
Kerbe, Strich, Haken
зарубкаzarubka
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, regional)A state of cohabitation, living with another individual in an intimate relationship outside of marriage.
(archaic)One thing made to suit another; a counterpart or match.
(UK, obsolete)Five dozen bunches of turnips.
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a bill for an amount due
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Examples
11 sentencesWhat's the tally?
The story tallies with the evidence.
deDie Geschichte verträgt sich mit den Beweisen.
Keep a tally of what you owe.
These reports don't tally with the facts.
deDiese Berichte stimmen nicht mit den Fakten überein.
My figures don't seem to tally with yours.
deMeine Zahlen scheinen mit deinen nicht übereinzustimmen.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English talie, from Anglo-Norman tallie and Old French taille (“notch in a pieFrom Middle English talie, from Anglo-Norman tallie and Old French taille (“notch in a piece of wood signifying a debt”), from Medieval Latin tallia, from Latin talea (“a cutting, rod, stick”). Doublet of taille and talea.
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Forms
plural: talliesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely:run
- a bill for an amount due:reckoning
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order:countcountingnumerationenumerationreckoning