tally

Sum of points

A tally is a count or record of items, points, or occurrences: The final tally showed three hundred votes in favor.

To tally is to count up or to match: The numbers don't tally.

Originally a notched stick used to record debts or quantities—each notch a mark of what was owed or counted.

counting

count

Reckon a total

number · tabulation · calculation · reckoning · running total · head count · body count · final count · recount · tick marks

stick

notch

V-shaped incision

  • markVisible impression or sign
  • scoreNumerical standing in competition
  • nickShallow surface cut

groove · wooden stick · counterfoil · stub · token · receipt · proof · record-keeping

scoring

score

Numerical standing in competition

scoreboard · runs · hits · wins · losses · stats · statistics · box score · final score · match score

agreement

match

Game between opponents

reconcile · square · check out · add up · balance · correlate · verify · confirm · cross-check · corroborate

voting

ballot

Voting document

returns · recount · balloting · turnout · precinct · absentee · proxy vote · show of hands · voice vote · straw poll

record

ledger

Financial record book

scoresheet · record book · account · entry · notation · documentation · bookkeeping · tracking · chronicle · journal

inventory

stock count

Tallying available merchandise

manifest · goods · supplies · stock check · merchandise · inventory count · replenishment · catalog

Categories
Opposites
agreement/correspondence

tallydisagree

Hold a contrary opinion

differ · clash · conflict · contradict · diverge

counting/enumeration

tallysubtract

Remove from a sum

deduct · remove · discount · lose · erase

precision/method

tallyguess

Estimate without certainty

estimate · approximate · guesstimate · ballpark · speculate

Phrases
Family

tall, tallying, tallies, tallied, tallyman, tallyho, tallier, tally stick, tallymen

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G