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tally

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈtæɫi// UK //tˈæli// tal·ly Archaic Dialect Informal

n. a record or count of a number of things. You use it to keep track of a score or a total over time.

n. a current score or amount; a record of a number of items or events. Often used in contexts involving ongoing accumulation or counting.


SIMPLE

Keep a tally of how many people enter the room.

CONTEXTUAL

The referee kept a running tally of the fouls committed by each team throughout the match.

COMPLEX

As the election results trickled in from the rural districts, the official tally began to shift in favor of the underdog candidate, surprising most political analysts.

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Often used with the verb 'keep' or 'maintain'.

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