live tally

verb

To cohabit without marriage.

Meanings

verblive tally (third-person singular simple present lives tally, present participle living tally, simple past and past participle lived tally)

present singular third person lives tally · participle present living tally · participle past lived tally · past lived tally

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteTo cohabit without marriage.

Origin

From tally (“a match, a mate”).

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APA

live tally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20tally

MLA

“live tally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20tally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “live tally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20tally.

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