tally up

verb

To count or sum; to add up.

“When we tallied up the scores at the end of the game, we were surprised to find that Jack was the overall winner.”

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Meanings

verbtally up (third-person singular simple present tallies up, present participle tallying up, simple past and past participle tallied up)

present singular third person tallies up · participle present tallying up · participle past tallied up · past tallied up

  1. transitiveTo count or sum; to add up.

    When we tallied up the scores at the end of the game, we were surprised to find that Jack was the overall winner.

    1 more example

    Used to play a game in my head when I'd date a guy / Tally up the girls that he fucked 'til I start to cry

    2026, Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro, “The Cure”, in You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
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APA

tally up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tally%20up

MLA

“tally up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tally%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tally up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tally%20up.

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