Definition of: tally

(tal′ē) noun plural ·lies
1. A piece of wood on which notches or scores are cut as marks of number.
2. A score or mark; hence, a reckoning; account.
3. A counterpart; duplicate.
4. A mark indicative of tale or number: used to denote one in a series.
5. A label; tag.
—v. ·lied, ·ly·ing v.t.
1. To score on a tally; mark; record.
2. To reckon; count; estimate: often with up.
3. To mark or cut corresponding notches in; cause to correspond.
—v.i.
4. To correspond; agree precisely; fit: His story tallies with yours.
5. To keep score. [<AF tallie <L talea rod, cutting]
—tal′li·er noun