to tally

Examples

• All

• I brought you guys back because we have tallied the results and it is a three-way tie.

• Well, I'm just gonna go tally up the points.

  Strangers with Candy (2006)

• You know, once you tally up all the numbers, was it worth it?

• And now it's time to tally the votes.

  I Feel Pretty (2018)

• And it is time now to tally up all the points and see who was the winner of the losers.

• Well, folks, take a breather while the judges tally up the scores.

  Stir Crazy (1980)

• So we have tallied up the votes and the result is another tiebreaker.

• Data from 1997 provided by the municipal government were used to tally nonreturnable glass bottles and organic waste.

  Academic text (2001)

• The Chance-for-Success score is calculated by tallying the points awarded for the individual indicators.

  Academic text (2007)

• At the end of the match, the referee will tally the final score to determine the winner.

Synonyms

S

to score

vsto tally

794 1.5

To get points or a grade in a contest

can also mean counting or recording items or accumulating points

A

to add

vsto tally

366 1.0

Put numbers or amounts together to find their total

also means to count or record items and to accumulate scores

A

to add up

vsto tally

200 1.0

Find the total of several numbers

also applies to counting or recording rather than only arithmetic totals

T

to total

vsto tally

81 1.0

To add numbers together to find the whole amount

also covers counting, recording, and accumulating points or scores

R

to rack up

vsto tally

• Informal

62 3.6

To collect many points or wins

also applies to counting or recording individual items or scores

S

to sum

vsto tally

40 1.0

To add two or more numbers to find their total

is broader and also covers recording or accumulating points

N

to number

vsto tally

22 1.0

To count or include an item in a total

adds the sense of recording results and accumulating points over time

A

to add together

vsto tally

11 1.0

To calculate the total of two or more numbers by putting them together

also includes counting and keeping records beyond mere combination

C

to chalk up

vsto tally

6 4.6

To record points or a win in a game

is broader and also used for counting or adding up items

S

to sum up

vsto tally

4 2.1

Add several numbers to find the total

also includes the idea of keeping a count or gaining points

N

to notch up

vsto tally

• Informal

2 4.7

Get a higher score, more sales or a win

also includes the action of counting, adding, or keeping a record

T

to take the count

vsto tally

1 5.3

To add up votes to find the total

includes this counting sense but also covers accumulating scores generally

T

to tot

vsto tally

• UK

1 8.8

To add numbers together to find the total

also means to count or to record and to accumulate scores

T

to tot up

vsto tally

• UK

1 5.1

To add a group of numbers to find the total

covers the same counting idea and also accumulating points over time

T

to tote up

vsto tally

• UK

1 4.3

Add numbers to find the total

is broader, also used for counting and recording scores or items

S

to summate

vsto tally

1 7.8

To add small amounts together to make a total

focuses more widely on counting, recording, and gaining points

Antonyms

S

to subtract

54 1.6

To take one number away from another

Compounds

T

tally clerk

8.0

A person who counts and writes down the number or weight of goods

How Much

to amass

65 4.8

to accumulate

168 3.4

to tally

46 3.0

to count

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology