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tally
/ˈtæli/
noun 5verb 5name 2intj 1adv 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
live
VERB + TALLY
doesn't, don't, keep, reports, saying, seem, stand, time
TALLY + NOUN
facts, o, reputation, yours
PREP.
on, up, with
Definitions
intj
1
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
1
Abbreviation of tally stick.
2
One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
3
Any 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 threatening to add to their goal tally.
4
One 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.
5
A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.
verb
1
To count something.
2
To mathematically calculate a numeric result.
3
To 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.
4
To 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.
5
To keep score.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases
noun — the act of counting
noun — a bill for an amount due
Idioms & Phrases
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(Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.
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(Pilot): New York, Speedbird 123, tally.
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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
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So paired, so suited in their minds and persons, That they were framed the tallies for each other.
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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.
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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.
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