26984 words

tally

10 definitions • 16 examples
1
to match or agree with something else:

Examples:

The numbers on your spreadsheet don't tally with ours.
2
a record or count of a number of things:

Examples:

Make sure to keep a tally of the number of customers going in and out.
3
a record or count of a number of items:

Examples:

The final tally was 21 for and 16 against.
4
to match or agree:

Examples:

[ T ] I need to finish tallying the receipts.
[ I ] His statement doesn’t tally with the other witnesses’.
5
to count or calculate something:

Examples:

[ T ] The judges are tallying the scores.
[ T ] Zolga tallied (= scored) 16 points.
[ M ] She tallies up our expenses each month.
6
to match or agree with something else:

Examples:

tally with sth Make sure the amount coming off your mortgage tallies with what's going out of your bank account.
The two accounts of the incident do not tally.
7
to calculate something:

Examples:

To tally up the taxes you paid during the period, use Form 8913.
8
to reach a total number or amount of things or people:

Examples:

The bookstore has tallied 1,700 advance orders.
9
a continuous record or count of a number of things or people:

Examples:

He kept a tally of his paydays on an envelope.
The website publishes a running tally of the sums customers have won in refunds.
10
the total number or amount of things or people:

Examples:

the tally for sth The final tally for biodiesel production in 2012 should be between 220 and 275 million gallons.
the second-highest tally on record

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