Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - tally

 I. noun  (plural tallies)  Etymology: Middle English talye, from Anglo-French talie, taille, in part from tailler to cut, measure, count; in part from Medieval Latin tallia, alteration of Latin talea plant cutting, thin piece of wood  Date: 15th century  1. a device (as a notched rod or mechanical counter) for visibly recording or accounting especially business transactions  2.  a. a recorded reckoning or account (as of items or charges) keep a daily ~ of accidents  b. a score or point made (as in a game)  3.  a. a part that corresponds to an opposite or companion member ; complement  b. a state of correspondence or agreement  II. verb  (tallied; ~ing)  Date: 15th century  transitive verb  1.  a. to record on or as if on a ~ ; tabulate  b. to list or check off (as a cargo) by items  c. to register (as a score) in a contest  2. to make a count of ; reckon  3. to cause to correspond  intransitive verb  1.  a. to make a ~ by or as if by tabulating  b. to register a point in a contest ; score  2. correspond, match