tallying

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈtæliɪŋ/

Definition

Calculating a total number or checking that two sets of figures match.

Examples

• She is currently tallying the votes from the local election to determine the winner.

• We spent hours tallying our expenses to see if we stayed within the monthly budget.

• The staff was tallying the inventory items to identify any missing stock.

How to Use tallying

tally up (phrasal verb)

to add up a total — "We need to tally up the final score before announcing the winner."

tally with (prepositional phrase)

to correspond or match — "The results of the test do not tally with our initial expectations."

Synonyms of tallying

Words with a similar meaning to tallying:

• counting
• summing
• calculating
• reconciling

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