tally C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈtæli/ UK /ˈtæli/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like tarry /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 noun a running count or record, or to correspond He kept a tally of every game the team won. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a running count or record,... countreckoningscoretotalrecordcorrespondagreematch ↔ Opposites disagreedifferconflict Word family Derived forms talliedtallyingtallier Related forms tailordetailretail Etymology AI details From Anglo-Norman tallie and Medieval Latin tallia ('a notched stick used for record-keeping'), from Latin talea ('a cutting, rod, stick'). talea Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tally **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtæli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtæli/ ## Meanings 1. a running count or record, or to correspond ## Examples - He kept a tally of every game the team won. ## Synonyms - count - reckoning - score - total - record - correspond - agree - match ## Antonyms - disagree - differ - conflict ## Derived Forms - tallied - tallying - tallier ## Related Forms - tailor - detail - retail ## Roots and Affixes - Root: talea ## Etymology From Anglo-Norman tallie and Medieval Latin tallia ('a notched stick used for record-keeping'), from Latin talea ('a cutting, rod, stick'). ## AI Etymology Tally is from Anglo-Norman tallie and Medieval Latin tallia ('a notched stick used for record-keeping'), from Latin talea ('a cutting, rod, stick'). In present-day use, it means a running count or record, or to correspond. Derived formations include tallied, tallying, and tallier. Related vocabulary includes tailor, detail, and retail. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown