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tally

/ˈtæli/noun, verb2 syllables

Tally means: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.

Synonyms for tally36

noun, as in the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning

noun, as in a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

noun, as in a bill for an amount due

verb, as in be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, agree, harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, check out

verb, as in determine the sum of

total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, add up

verb, as in gain points in a game

score, rack up

verb, as in keep score, as in games

chalk up

also used for tally

tallyho, enumerate, number

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does tally mean?7

verb

1

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics“The two stories don't agree in many details”

2

determine the sum of“Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”

3

gain points in a game“The home team is racking up points”

4

keep score, as in games

noun

1

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order“the counting continued for several hours”

2

a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely“the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th”

3

a bill for an amount due

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tally?7

two syllables

three syllables

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Tally in a sentence

  • My figures don't seem to tally with yours.Dani6187
  • What you're now saying doesn't tally with what you said before.sundown
  • What you're saying now doesn't tally with what you said earlier.sundown
  • It's the end of the quiz! Time to tally up the scores.Linguando
  • Keep a tally of what you owe.CM
  • These reports don't tally with the facts.sundown

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Forms of tally

as a noun

plural
tallies

as a verb

past tense
tallied
present participle
tallying
third-person singular
tallies
past participle
tallied