verb (past and past participletal·lied, present participletal·ly·ing, 3rd person present singulartal·lies)
Definition:
1. transitive and intransitive verb agree: to agree, correspond, or come to the same amount, or cause two or more things to do this
2. transitive verb count something: to count or reckon items
3. transitive verb register something in account: to register something in an account of items
4. transitive and intransitive verb keep score: to keep a record of a score or account
5. transitive and intransitive verb sports leisure make score: to gain a point, run, goal, or other score in a contest
6. transitive verb put label or tag on something: to put an identifying label or tag on something
noun (pluraltal·lies)
Definition:
1. record of items: a record or account of items such as things bought or points scored keep a tally
2. sports leisure single score: a single score in a contest, e.g. a run or a touchdown
3. identifying label or mark: something that identifies something, e.g. a label or mark
4. counterpart: something that corresponds to or is the counterpart of something else
5. mark representing number: a mark or marks representing a number, especially a set of four short vertical lines crossed by a diagonal fifth line used for numbering things in fives
[15th century. Via Anglo-Norman< Latin talea "twig, cutting"]
tal·li·er noun
Word History
The Latin word talea "twig, cutting," from which tally is derived, is also the source of English detail, entail, retail, and tailor.
