tally meaning and definition

TALLY noun

Definition of tally (noun)

1. a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
   • "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"
   • synonyms: run
2. a bill for an amount due
   • synonyms: reckoning
3. the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
   • "the counting continued for several hours"
   • synonyms: count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning

TALLY verb

Definition of tally (verb)

1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
   • "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
   • synonyms: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match
   • antonym: disaccord
2. gain points in a game
   • "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
   • synonyms: hit, rack up, score
3. keep score, as in games
   • synonyms: chalk up
4. determine the sum of
   • "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
   • synonyms: add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tot, tot up, total, tote up