tally (noun)
1tally — ► NOUN (pl. tallies) 1) a current score or amount. 2) a record of a score or amount. 3) a particular number taken as a group or unit to facilitate counting. 4) a mark registering such a number. 5) (also tally stick) historical a piece of wood… …
2tally clerk — noun one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received • Syn: ↑tallyman • Hypernyms: ↑clerk * * * noun : tallyman * * * tally clerk noun A checker of ships cargoes against a list …
3tally sheet — noun also tally card : a sheet on which a tally or account is kept often in tabular form * * * a sheet for checking, counting, or scoring, as of cargo loaded or unloaded. Also called tally card. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * tally sheet, a sheet on… …
4tally board — noun 1. : a board used as a tally sheet 2. : a board attached to the tail block of a rope sent out to a ship in distress containing instructions for using the apparatus * * * tally board, a board on which a tally or score is kept, as by notches… …
5tally system — or tally trade noun A method of dealing on credit for payment by instalments • • • Main Entry: ↑tally …
6tally trade — tally system or tally trade noun A method of dealing on credit for payment by instalments • • • Main Entry: ↑tally …
7tally trade — noun The selling of goods on account, regular payments being recorded in a book kept by the customer and a duplicate (the tally ) kept in the tally shop …
8tally — noun (plural tallies) 1》 a current score or amount. ↘a record of a score or amount. 2》 a particular number taken as a group or unit to facilitate counting. ↘a mark registering such a number. 3》 (also tally stick) historical a piece of… …
9tally shop — noun A shop from which the tally trade is conducted …
10tally card — noun see tally sheet …