tallies

Noun

tally (plural tallies)

1. (broadly) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
2. (broadly) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.
   • Bulgaria, inevitably, raised the tempo in the opening moments of the second half and keeper Joe Hart was forced into his first meaningful action to block a deflected corner - but England were soon threatening to add to their goal tally.2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC
3. (archaic) One thing made to suit another; a counterpart or match.
   • So paired, so suited in their minds and persons,
     That they were framed the tallies for each other.c. 1690, John Dryden, Don Sebastian, Act V, scene 1
4. A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.
5. A tally shop.
6. A ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong.

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Noun

tallie (plural tallies)

1. (Australia, slang) A tall beer bottle.
   • But on the flip side, there was only half a six-pack and one single solitary tallie in the fridge, with payday two days away, and both his credit cards maxed out since who could fucking remember when.2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 14