tally
/ˈtæli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
noun
Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.
noun
A tally shop.
Example Sentences
- "(Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet."
- "(Pilot): New York, Speedbird 123, tally."
- "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."
- "So paired, so suited in their minds and persons, That they were framed the tallies for each other."
- "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."
- "It is used in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and, I dare say, various other counties. A tally-woman is the mistress of a married man, who is said to live tally with her."
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Inflected Forms
tallies (plural)
tallies (present, singular)
tallying (participle, present)
tallied (participle, past)
tallied (past)
more tally (comparative)
most tally (superlative)
Tallys (plural)