tally

noun
UK: /ˈtæli/
US: /ˈtæli/

  1. A record of amounts or numbers, usually a total.

    1. The final tally was 100 votes.
    2. After the week, we did a tally of the customer complaints received.

  2. A small stick or piece of wood used as a record of something.

    1. He kept a tally of each fish caught.
    2. The ancient system used tally sticks to track debts and obligations.

Synonyms

sum total count reckon compute agree correspond match
tally verb

  1. To calculate the total number or amount of something.

    1. Let's tally the scores now.
    2. We need to tally up all the expenses from the business trip.

  2. To match or agree with something else.

    1. Her account of the accident doesn't tally with his.
    2. The evidence doesn't tally with the initial police report at all.
tally intransitive-verb

  1. To correspond or agree.

    1. The numbers tally.
    2. The facts didn't quite tally with what I had been told initially.
tally transitive-verb

  1. To calculate or count.

    1. Tally the votes after the meeting.
    2. Please tally all of the invoices to determine the total amount due.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "tally" in English means: A record of amounts or numbers, usually a total., A small stick or piece of wood used as a record of something..

The phonetic transcription of "tally" is /ˈtæli/ in British English and /ˈtæli/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "tally": sum, total, count, reckon, compute, agree, correspond, match.

Example usage of "tally": "The final tally was 100 votes.". More examples on the page.