Definition of "tally"

Bulgaria, inevitably, raised the tempo in the opening moments of the second half and keeper Joe Hart was forced into his first meaningful action to block a deflected corner - but England were soon threatening to add to their goal tally.

2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC‎

So paired, so suited in their minds and persons,That they were framed the tallies for each other.

c. 1690, John Dryden, Don Sebastian, Act V, scene 1

But I’d advise thee t’ live tally for o that, if thou con mak it reet wi’ some owd damsel, ut does no’ care what folk say’n about owt o’th’sort.

1884, Ben Bierley, “Treadlepin Fold”, in Tales and Sketches of Lancashire Life‎, page 47

It is used in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, and, I dare say, various other counties. A tally-woman is the mistress of a married man, who is said to live tally with her.

1890, F.C. Birkbeck Terry, “Tally-woman”, in Notes and Queries‎, page 297

Don, I don't care if we live tally, cos we don't need certificates except for proof of insanity.

2012, Ruth Hamilton, Lights of Liverpool

Then turnips isn't such good sale yet, but they may be soon, for winter's best for them. […] I buy turnips by the 'tally.' A tally's five dozen bunches.

, London Labour and the London Poor

A bunch of Turnips, 12 and upwards. A bunch of Leeks, 6 and upwards. Bunches of Greens and of herbs vary much, according to kind, size, and season. Roll of Celery = 6, 8, to 12 heads. A tally = five dozen.

1890, Gardeners' Chronicle, volume 7, page 15

The counter tallied the languages people were conversing in while walking along a set route that wove back and forth through the chairs and tables.

2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, page 4

I am sorry to find they are not so well tallied to the present juncture as I could wish.

1822, Alexander Pope, quoting Jonathon Swift, “Letter IV. From Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope. August 30, 1716”, in The Works of Alexander Pope, volume 9, with notes by Joseph Warton, page 11

In some I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with the channel, and in others a little wall of bricks

1767 , Joseph Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy &c. In the Years 1701, 1702, 1703‎, page 138

Your idea, my dear lord, of the abusive paragraph on you being conceived at Paris, and transmitted hither, tallies exactly with mine.

1764 April 5, Horace Walpole, Letter to the Earl of Hertford

This credulity will not be challenged here; yet it may be remarked that, assuming the unlimited and unvarying benevolence of the powerful planners, our analysis shows that it may be impossible for them ever to find out whether the results of their measures tally with their good intentions.

1957, Karl Popper, chapter 24, in The Poverty of Historicism, FIRST HARPER TORCH BOOK edition, page 91

However, one abiding weakness with such data collection is that people’s beliefs about their speech habits may not necessarily tally with reality.

2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, page 9

I loaded a cargo of potatoes in Dublin, for Bangor and Caernarvon, all in bags, for three different parties—viz. 13 tons delivered at Bangor, which was tallied in and out; remainder to Caernarvon, and was not tallied in, but tallied out.

1873 August, William Mitchell, “Shipping and mercantile gazette correspondence”, in The Nautical Magazine‎, page 697

And you, Lodovick, / That stand so tally on your reputation, / You shall be he shall speak it.

c. 1612, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, The Captain, Act II, scene ii