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tallies

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  • IPA /ˈtaliːs/

Noun

tallies noun

  1. A tall beer bottle.

tallies noun

  1. (by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
  2. (by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.
  3. One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.
  4. A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.

tallies noun

  1. A bone, or piece of wood, on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number, for account keeping.

Verb

tallies verb

  1. To count something.
  2. To record something by making marks.
  3. To make things correspond or agree with each other.
  4. To keep score.

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