tally
noun/ˈtæli/
/ˈtæli/
(plural tallies)
- a record of the number or amount of something, especially one that you can keep adding to
- He hopes to improve on his tally of three goals in the past nine games.
- Keep a tally of how much you spend while you're away.
- With 85% of the vote counted, unofficial tallies showed Ramos leading his closest rivals.
- She scored four more points, taking her tally to 15.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a notched tally stick): from Anglo-Norman French tallie, from Latin talea ‘twig, cutting’.Definitions on the go
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