nounπShareA tall beer bottle."The store sells both six-packs of regular bottles and individual tallies of beer. "drinkutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept."To ensure the accuracy of deliveries, the warehouse manager kept separate tallies β one for the incoming goods and another for the outgoing shipments β to compare at the end of each day. "businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate."The teacher kept tallies on the whiteboard to track the number of correct answers from each group during the quiz game. "numberbusinessfinancemathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.""The two halves of the broken heart necklace were perfect tallies, fitting together to form a complete symbol of their friendship." "thingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game."The baseball team's winning tallies were marked on the whiteboard after each game. "marknumbergameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tally shop."Many tallies were found during the archaeological dig, suggesting this was once a shop that kept track of purchases using notched sticks. "businesscommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong."We could see the ship's name clearly printed on the sailors' tallies as they waved goodbye from the deck. "nauticalmilitarywearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA state of cohabitation, living with another individual in an intimate relationship outside of marriage.""The census data indicated a rise in tallies among young adults, suggesting a shift away from traditional marriage." "familysocietyculturehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo count something."The cashier tallies the items in your shopping cart. "numbermathstatisticsbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo record something by making marks."The librarian tallies the number of books checked out each day by making a mark on a sheet for each book. "marknumberactionwritinglistbusinessstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make things correspond or agree with each other.""The manager carefully tallies the money in the cash register with the sales report to ensure everything matches." "amountbusinessmathstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo keep score.""During the game, Maria tallies the points for each team." "sportnumbergameachievementstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo correspond or agree.""The number of students present in class tallies with the attendance record the teacher kept." "communicationbusinesswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard."As the dockworker tallies the boxes being loaded onto the ship, he marks each one off on his clipboard to ensure nothing is missed. "nauticalbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA bone, or piece of wood, on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number, for account keeping."The shopkeeper used a small wooden tally to keep track of the number of apples sold each day. "numberhistorybusinessitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
