Meaning & use

Tallied

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Counted or recorded a total of something.

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The election workers tallied the votes late into the night.

His final score tallied with what the judges had predicted.

A note on using this word

From Old French 'taille,' referring to a notched stick once used to keep count of debts or scores.

Words with a similar meaning

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Another way to use it

2. verb

Matched or agreed with something else.

Her account of the accident tallied with the witness's statement.

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