tally

  • 31tally — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 the reckoning of a debt or score. 2 a total score or amount. 3 a a mark registering a fixed number of objects delivered or received. b such a number as a unit. 4 hist. a a piece of wood scored across with notches for the… …

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  • 32tally — tallier, n. /tal ee/, n., pl. tallies, v., tallied, tallying. n. 1. an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like. 2. Also called tally stick. a stick of wood with notches cut to indicate the amount of …

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  • 33tally — I. /ˈtæli / (say talee) noun (plural tallies) 1. History a stick of wood with notches cut to indicate the amount of a debt or payment, often split lengthwise across the notches, the debtor retaining one piece and the creditor the other. 2.… …

  • 34Tally Ho! — Infobox Album Name = Tally Ho! Type = studio Artist = Wagon Christ Released = 1998 September 28 Recorded = Genre = Electronica Trip hop Length = Label = Producer = Luke Vibert Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …

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  • 35tally — {{11}}tally (n.) mid 15c., stick marked with notches to indicate amount owed or paid, from Anglo Fr. tallie (early 14c.), Anglo L. talea (late 12c.), from M.L. tallia, from L. talea a cutting, rod, stick (see TAILOR (Cf. tailor), and Cf. sense… …

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  • 36tally — Synonyms and related words: a reckoning of, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, accordance, account, account current, account of, account rendered, account stated, accounting, acta, active list, adapt, adapt to, add, add up, addition, adjust,… …

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  • 37tally — I n. to make a tally II v. (D; intr.) ( to correspond ) to tally with * * * [ tælɪ] (D; intr.) ( to correspond ) to tally with to make a tally …

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  • 38tally — [ˈtæli] noun [C] I a record of the number of things that someone has won or achieved II verb tally [ˈtæli] 1) [I] if two things such as statements or calculations tally, they match each other Their account doesn t tally with the facts.[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 39tally — I. noun (plural tallies) Etymology: Middle English talye, from Anglo French talie, taille, in part from tailler to cut, measure, count; in part from Medieval Latin tallia, alteration of Latin talea plant cutting, thin piece of wood Date: 15th… …

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  • 40tally-ho — exclamation a huntsman s cry to the hounds on sighting a fox. verb (tally hoes, tally hoing, tally hoed) utter such a cry. Origin C18: appar. an alt. of Fr. taïaut, of unknown origin …

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