■ noun ( plural tallies )
1》 a current score or amount.
↘a record of a score or amount.
2》 a particular number taken as a group or unit to facilitate counting.
↘a mark registering such a number.
3》 (also ~ stick ) historical a piece of wood scored across with notches for the items of an account and then split into halves, each party keeping one.
4》 archaic a counterpart or duplicate.
5》 an identifying label for a plant or tree.
■ verb ( tallies , ~ing , tallied )
1》 agree or correspond.
2》 calculate the total number of.
Derivatives
tallier noun
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. tallie , from L. talea 'twig, cutting'; cf. tail 2 .