tally
2
5.3
- noun
- /ˈtæli/
- Archaic
:
cuenta
- After the event, they reviewed the tally to see how much money was raised for charity.
Examples
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Most American voters can recall the drawn-out election recount of the 2000 presidential election, when the disputed outcome of Florida's electoral tally resulted in a legal and procedural battle that was not concluded until mid-December.
Blog text (8) -
I thought we closed our tally book a year ago.
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His days, he now knew, were numbered, and he wondered what their final tally was.
Fiction book (1995) -
The rest will be paid when the tally's finished at $21 a head.
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My grandfather used to tell me that the best measure of a man is not the tally of his mistakes, but his response to these mistakes.
Blog text (33) -
The final tally on the bill is $193.04 (the check also helpfully suggests a 20 percent tip of $35.46).
Blog text (8) -
The waiter presented the tally of what we ordered at the end of the meal.
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He checked the tally of supplies before placing a new order for the store.
Synonyms
∞
2.1
A record of money received and paid by a person or business
∞
1.0
A paper telling you how much you must pay
141
1.0
An amount of money considered as a whole
18
7.7
The amount of money someone owes at a bar or restaurant
1
7.7
A bill showing the money you must pay for food or services
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tally for a bill or account comes from those old records: shopkeepers used notched sticks or lists to show 'what you owed', so a tally became a note of debt.