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The correct spelling is tally.
How to pronounce tally
/ˈtæli/
interjectionIPA: /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.Target sighted.
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.
- 5.A tally shop.
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.
- 5.To correspond or agree.
adverb
- 1.In a tall way; stoutly; with spirit.
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