tally
tally Lexical Profile
tally Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A current score, total, or record of an amount or number of items that is updated as things are added or subtracted.
"The election officials kept a running tally of the votes throughout the evening."
A mark, stroke, or historically a notched piece of wood used to register a unit or record an amount owed in a count.
"She drew a small tally on the chalkboard for every lap the students completed."
• verb
To calculate, count, or record the total number or amount of something.
"The judges will tally the points from all three rounds before announcing the winner."
To agree, correspond, or be consistent with another account, statement, or set of figures.
"His explanation of the timeline does not tally with the receipts found in the office."
• Rhymes for tally
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English talie, borrowed from Anglo-Norman taille ('a notch, cut, or tax'), from Medieval Latin tallia, ultimately from Latin talea ('a rod, stick, or cutting'), referring to the historical practice of recording debts by cutting notches into wooden sticks.