tally

tally
1 noun plural tallies (C)
1 a record of how much you have spent, won, obtained etc so far: England's tally at the moment is 15 points. | keep a tally (=write down or remember)
2 a special stick that was used in the past to show an amount of money owed, a quantity of goods delivered etc
2 verb tallied, tallying
1 (I) if numbers or statements tally, they match each other exactly: If the figures don't quite tally you might be missing an invoice. | tally with: Your account of the accident doesn't tally with the facts.
2 also tally up (T) to calculate the total number of points won, things done etc

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • Tally — Tal ly, n.; pl. {Tallies}. [OE. taile, taille, F. taille a cutting, cut tally, fr. tailler to cut, but influenced probably by taill[ e], p. p. of tailler. See {Tailor}, and cf. {Tail} a limitation, {Taille}, {Tallage}.] 1. Originally, a piece of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tally — may refer to:*Thomas L. Tally *a tally stick, a pre modern type of memory aid *tally marks *tally (voting) *tally (cap) *tally (lace)ee also*Thali, traditional Indian style meal *Tally s War *Tally Ltd, printer company *TallyGenicom printer… …   Wikipedia

  • Tally Ho — ist der Name folgender Orte: Tally Ho (Victoria), ein Stadtteil von Burwood East, Victoria, Australien Tally Ho (North Carolina), einen Township des Granville County, North Carolina, USA Tally Ho bezeichnet: „Tally Ho!“, ein Album des britischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tally — Tal ly, v. i. 1. To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match. [1913 Webster] I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with the channel. Addison. [1913 Webster] Your idea . . . tallies exactly with mine. Walpole. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tally on — Tally Tal ly, v. i. 1. To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match. [1913 Webster] I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with the channel. Addison. [1913 Webster] Your idea . . . tallies exactly with mine. Walpole. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tally up — ˌtally ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tally up he/she/it tallies up present participle tallying up past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tally — Tal ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tallied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tallying}.] [Cf. F. tialler to cut. See {Tally}, n.] 1. To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit. [1913 Webster] They are not so well… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tally on — Tally Tal ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tallied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tallying}.] [Cf. F. tialler to cut. See {Tally}, n.] 1. To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit. [1913 Webster] They are not so well… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tally-Ho — is an Australian brand of cigarette rolling paper distributed by Imperial Tobacco Australia. The packaging of the product aims to appeal to Australian patriotism, with many assertions such as Australia s Finest and Australia s No.1 paper for over …   Wikipedia

  • Tally Ho! — Album par Wagon Christ Sortie 1998 Enregistrement 1998 Durée 58:10 Genre Musique électronique Producteur Wagon Christ …   Wikipédia en Français

  • tally — [tal′ē] n. pl. tallies [ME talye < Anglo L talia < L talea, a stick, cutting: see TAILOR] 1. a) Obs. a stick with cross notches representing the amount of a debt owing or paid: usually the stick was split lengthwise, half for the debtor and …   English World dictionary

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