What does tally up mean

Tally ing up all the potential years of life lost annually due to alcohol-related deaths, the total reaches 2. For the last several years, Hybridcars. They calculate the rating by tally ing the numbers of cars sold in the month by model and creating a blended average. That level, the highest since UMTRI began tally ing it several years ago, has been reached four times so far this year. No one is really keeping a moral scorecard, tally ing up the sex scandals and rendering a judgment.

Inside the office, the clerks worked with their customary deliberation, tally ing the accounts for the receiver. At last the mate left—how or why I do not know—and from thenceforward no pretence was made of tally ing in the cargo at all. He made a swing around his beaver lakes, tally ing the blankets in each house.

Then we were counted, also some half-a-dozen times, to assure the totals tally ing. The two men squatted on the floor, tally ing over the specimens they had already collected, and looking about them for more. New Word List Word List. Save This Word! Also called tally stick. See synonyms for tally on Thesaurus. Nglish: Translation of tally for Spanish Speakers.

Britannica English: Translation of tally for Arabic Speakers. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Log in Sign Up. Save Word. Definition of tally Entry 1 of 2. Definition of tally Entry 2 of 2.

Examples of tally in a Sentence Noun What is the final tally? Her second goal turned out to be the game-winning tally. Verb He tallied his expenses every day. The numbers on the old list and the new list don't tally. First Known Use of tally Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a.

History and Etymology for tally Noun 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. Learn More About tally. Time Traveler for tally The first known use of tally was in the 15th century See more words from the same century. From the Editors at Merriam-Webster. Style: MLA. More Definitions for tally.

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