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Definition of tally noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tally

noun
 
/ˈtæli/
 
/ˈtæli/
(plural tallies)
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  1. 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’.
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