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tallies

/ˈtaliːs/

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A tall beer bottle.

Examples :

"The store sells both six-packs of regular bottles and individual tallies of beer. "

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(by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.

Examples :

"To ensure the accuracy of deliveries, the warehouse manager kept separate tallies – one for the incoming goods and another for the outgoing shipments – to compare at the end of each day. "

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(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.

Examples :

"The teacher kept tallies on the whiteboard to track the number of correct answers from each group during the quiz game. "

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One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.

Examples :

""The two halves of the broken heart necklace were perfect tallies, fitting together to form a complete symbol of their friendship." "

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A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.

Examples :

"The baseball team's winning tallies were marked on the whiteboard after each game. "

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Examples :

"Many tallies were found during the archaeological dig, suggesting this was once a shop that kept track of purchases using notched sticks. "

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A ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong.

Examples :

"We could see the ship's name clearly printed on the sailors' tallies as they waved goodbye from the deck. "

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A state of cohabitation, living with another individual in an intimate relationship outside of marriage.

Examples :

""The census data indicated a rise in tallies among young adults, suggesting a shift away from traditional marriage." "

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To count something.

Examples :

"The cashier tallies the items in your shopping cart. "

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To record something by making marks.

Examples :

"The librarian tallies the number of books checked out each day by making a mark on a sheet for each book. "

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To make things correspond or agree with each other.

Examples :

""The manager carefully tallies the money in the cash register with the sales report to ensure everything matches." "

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Examples :

""During the game, Maria tallies the points for each team." "

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To correspond or agree.

Examples :

""The number of students present in class tallies with the attendance record the teacher kept." "

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To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.

Examples :

"As the dockworker tallies the boxes being loaded onto the ship, he marks each one off on his clipboard to ensure nothing is missed. "

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A bone, or piece of wood, on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number, for account keeping.

Examples :

"The shopkeeper used a small wooden tally to keep track of the number of apples sold each day. "

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