Tally

interjection

1. Target sighted. (Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.

noun tallies

1. abbreviation Abbreviation of tally stick.tally stick
2. broadly One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
3. broadly Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate. Bulgaria, inevitably, raised the tempo in the opening moments of the second half and keeper Joe Hart was forced into his first meaningful action to block a deflected corner - but England were soon threatening to add to their goal tally.
4. archaic One thing made to suit another; a counterpart or match. So paired, so suited in their minds and persons, That they were framed the tallies for each other.
5. A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.
6. A tally shop.
7. A ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong.
8. dated, informal, regional A state of cohabitation, living with another individual in an intimate relationship outside of marriage. But I’d advise thee t’ live tally for o that, if thou con mak it reet wi’ some owd damsel, ut does no’ care what folk say’n about owt o’th’sort.
9. UK, obsolete Five dozen bunches of turnips. Then turnips isn't such good sale yet, but they may be soon, for winter's best for them. […] I buy turnips by the 'tally.' A tally's five dozen bunches.

verb tallies · tallying · tallied

1. transitive To count something.
2. transitive To mathematically calculate a numeric result.
3. transitive To record something by making marks. The counter tallied the languages people were conversing in while walking along a set route that wove back and forth through the chairs and tables.
4. transitive To make things correspond or agree with each other. I am sorry to find they are not so well tallied to the present juncture as I could wish.
5. intransitive To keep score.
6. intransitive To correspond or agree. In some I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with the channel, and in others a little wall of bricks
7. To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard. I loaded a cargo of potatoes in Dublin, for Bangor and Caernarvon, all in bags, for three different parties—viz. 13 tons delivered at Bangor, which was tallied in and out; remainder to Caernarvon, and was not tallied in, but tallied out.

Similar: number

adverb more tally · most tally

1. obsolete In a tall way; stoutly; with spirit. And you, Lodovick, / That stand so tally on your reputation, / You shall be he shall speak it.

proper noun Tallys

1. uncountable, usually A male given name.
2. uncountable, usually A female given name.