Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tally
3 senses of tally
Sense 1
run, tally -- (a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning")
=> score -- (the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play")
Sense 2
reckoning, tally -- (a bill for an amount due)
=> bill, account, invoice -- (an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe")
Sense 3
count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally -- (the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours")
=> investigation, investigating -- (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tally
4 senses of tally
Sense 1
match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree -- (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun")
=> equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!")
Sense 2
score, hit, tally, rack up -- (gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season")
=> gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground -- (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference")
Sense 3
tally, chalk up -- (keep score, as in games)
=> record, enter, put down -- (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
Sense 4
total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up -- (determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town")
=> count, number, enumerate, numerate -- (determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change")