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tal·ly
 tally
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- pronunciation:
- tae
li
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
tallies |
| definition 1: |
a device or form for recording totals.
- synonyms:
- scoreboard, scorecard
- similar words:
- checklist, inventory, ledger, listing, record, register, table
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| definition 2: |
a total, as of points scored or debts owed.
- synonyms:
- count, score, sum, total
- similar words:
- census, reckoning
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| definition 3: |
a single mark or number that is part of such a total, such as a score in a game.
- synonyms:
- entry, item, listing, posting, score
- similar words:
- mark, register
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| related words: |
account, bill, canvass, count, number |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tallies, tallying, tallied |
| definition 1: |
to find the total of; add up.
At the end we tallied our scores.- synonyms:
- add up, score, sum up, total
- similar words:
- calculate, compute, count, reckon, sum, tabulate
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| definition 2: |
to enter or record as part of a continuing count.
- synonyms:
- enter, enumerate, inventory, itemize, list, post, record, register
- similar words:
- bill, catalogue, mark, score
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| related words: |
balance, enumerate, log, notch, number, score |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be in agreement or accord; correspond.
His count tallied with mine.- synonyms:
- agree, coincide, correspond, jibe, match
- similar words:
- accord, cohere, comport, concur, conform, consort, square, sync
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| definition 2: |
to keep a count or record of something.
We loaded the boxes while she tallied.- synonyms:
- count
- similar words:
- add, calculate, compute, reckon
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| related words: |
account, agree, balance, check, coincide, coordinate, count, dovetail |
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| derivation: |
tallier (n.) |
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