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tally trade

tally 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.

Noun

tally trade

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    tally system

Synonyms of tally trade

Questions about tally trade

What does tally trade mean?
Tally trade means 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.
What part of speech is tally trade?
Tally trade is a noun.

Words near tally trade in the dictionary

  1. tally shop
  2. tally shops
  3. tally stick
  4. tally sticks
  5. tally system
  6. tally trade
  7. tally up
  8. tally van
  9. tally vans
  10. tally-ho
  11. tally-hos

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