TALLY

I. noun (plural tallies) Etymology: Middle English talye, from Anglo-French talie, taille, in part from tailler to cut, measure, count; in part from Medieval Latin tallia, alteration of Latin talea plant cutting, thin piece of wood Date: 15th century a device (as a notched rod or mechanical counter) for visibly recording or accounting especially business transactions, 2. a recorded reckoning or account (as of items or charges) , a score or point made (as in a game), 3. a part that corresponds to an opposite or companion member ; complement , a state of correspondence or agreement, II. verb (tallied; ~ing) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to record on or as if on a ~ ; tabulate , to list or check off (as a cargo) by items, to register (as a score) in a contest, to make a count of ; reckon , to cause to correspond, intransitive verb 1. to make a ~ by or as if by tabulating, to register a point in a contest ; score , correspond , match