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Dictionary: tal·ly   (tăl'ē) pronunciation
n., pl., -lies.
  1. A reckoning or score.
    1. A stick on which notches are made to keep a count or score.
    2. A stick on which notches were formerly made to keep a record of amounts paid or owed.
  2. A mark used in recording a number of acts or objects, most often in series of five, consisting of four vertical lines canceled diagonally or horizontally by a fifth line.
  3. A label, ticket, or piece of metal or wood used for identification or classification, especially in gardens and greenhouses.
  4. Something that is very similar or corresponds to something else; a double or counterpart.
  5. Nautical. A metal plate attached to a ship's machinery and bearing instructions for its use.

v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.

v.tr.
  1. To reckon or count.
  2. To record by making a mark.
  3. Sports & Games. To score (a point or goal) in a game or contest.
  4. To label, as with a ticket, for identification or classification.
  5. To cause to correspond or agree.
v.intr.
  1. To be alike; correspond or agree: The report tallies with your description of the accident.
  2. To keep score.
  3. Sports & Games. To score a point or goal in a game or contest.

[Middle English taly, from Anglo-Norman tallie, from Medieval Latin tallia, from Latin tālea, stick.]


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Count of some specific items; usually associated with keeping a vote tally. See also Tallyman.

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noun

  1. A noting of items one by one: count, enumeration, numeration, reckoning. Archaic tale. See count.
  2. The total number of points made by a contestant, side, or team in a game or contest: score. See count.

verb

  1. To note (items) one by one so as to get a total: count, enumerate, number, numerate, reckon, tell. See count.
  2. To gain (a point or points) in a game or contest: post1, score. Informal notch. See do/not do.
  3. To be compatible or in correspondence: accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit1, harmonize, match, square. Informal jibe1. Archaic quadrate. See agree/disagree.

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v

Definition: add up; count, record
Antonyms: subtract


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To record or score; or to add up, count.

pronunciation A stable movement requires a healthy, reciprocal I.O.U. flow among its participants. Don't keep a careful tally. — Morton C. Blackwell, American political educator.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - karvestok, regnskab, mærke, mærkeseddel
v. tr. - karve, skære mærker i, tilpasse
v. intr. - stemme sammen med

idioms:

  • tally up    regne med iblandt

Nederlands (Dutch)
score, kloppen

Français (French)
n. - compte, nombre total, score, contremarque, souche, taille, (Sport) score, (Hist) taille
v. tr. - tenir le compte de, compter (points)
v. intr. - correspondre, concorder

idioms:

  • tally up    tenir le compte de, compter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zählung, Kerbholz, Etikett
v. - stimmen, übereinstimmen

idioms:

  • tally up    addieren, berechnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λογαριασμός, καταγραφή πόντων, αντιστοιχία
v. - συμπίπτω, ταιριάζω, συμφωνώ με, αντιστοιχώ, καταγράφω, λογαριάζω, καταμετρώ

idioms:

  • tally up    λογαριάζω, καταμετρώ

Italiano (Italian)
tornare

idioms:

  • tally up    addizionare, contare, annotare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conta (f), cálculo (m), marcação (f), etiqueta (f), rótulo (m), talha (f), vara (f) de madeira na qual se marca com corte o que os outros devem, registro (m) (de contas), designação (f), duplicata (f)
v. - marcar, contar, controlar, registrar, etiquetar, corresponder

idioms:

  • tally up    contar, calcular

Русский (Russian)
считать, подытожить

idioms:

  • tally up    подсчитать, подытожить

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuenta, etiqueta, copia, imagen, duplicado
v. tr. - corresponder, concordar, llevar la cuenta
v. intr. - corresponder, concordar

idioms:

  • tally up    anotar, registrar, contar, sumar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kontrollräkning, poängställning, motsvarighet
v. - kontrollräkna, registrera, anteckna

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
符木, 得分, 记帐, 点数, 记录, 计算, 符合, 记分, 吻合

idioms:

  • tally up    计算, 清点

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 符木, 得分, 記帳
v. tr. - 點數, 記錄, 計算
v. intr. - 符合, 記分, 吻合

idioms:

  • tally up    計算, 清點

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부절, 계산서, 계산 단위
v. tr. - ~을 부신에 새기다, 기록하다
v. intr. - 부합하다, ~와 일치하다

idioms:

  • tally up    ~을 합계 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 計算, 勘定, 得点, 割り符, 名札
v. - 符合させる, 一致させる, 計算する, 得点する, 符木に刻む

idioms:

  • tally up    勘定する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عصا ذات أسنان, عصا الحساب (فعل) ينطبق على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תווית, סיכום, חישוב, חשבון, מקל מחורץ, שובר, התאמה במספר, דבר מקביל‬
v. tr. - ‮חישב, ספר‬
v. intr. - ‮התאים‬


 
 
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