Main Entry:

²tally

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

tal·lied; tal·ly·ing

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1 a: to record on or as if on a tally : tabulate b: to list or check off (as a cargo) by items c: to register (as a score) in a contest2: to make a count of : reckon3: to cause to correspondintransitive verb1 a: to make a tally by or as if by tabulating b: to register a point in a contest : score2: correspond, match