tally

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈtæli/ UK /ˈtæli/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like tarry /l/ vs /r/

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,... count reckoning score total record correspond agree match

Opposites

disagree differ conflict

Word family

Derived forms talliedtallyingtallier

Related forms tailor detail retail

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tallie and Medieval Latin tallia ('a notched stick used for record-keeping'), from Latin talea ('a cutting, rod, stick').

talea Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# 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
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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