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tally

The correct spelling is tally.

How to pronounce tally

/ˈtæli/
interjection

IPA: /ˈtæli/

Say it like: Tal-lee

The correct spelling is tally. Target sighted. For example: "(Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.”"

Usage Examples

(Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.”

Meanings

interjection

  1. 1.Target sighted.

noun

  1. 1.(by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
  2. 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. 3.One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.
  4. 4.A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.
  5. 5.A tally shop.

verb

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

adverb

  1. 1.In a tall way; stoutly; with spirit.

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