tally up
tally up
To calculate the sum of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tally" and "up." After we tally up all relevant fees and taxes, your final bill comes to $475.50. We'll have to wait until they tally every vote up before we'll know the winner.
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tally something up
to add something up. Please tally everything up and tell me the total. Let's tally up everything and ask for donations.
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tally up
v. To calculate something, especially by addition: The waiter tallied up our bill at the end of the meal. The election officials tallied the votes up and announced the winner.
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References in periodicals archive
The CAH team said, 'At the end of this promotion, Cards Against Humanity will
tally up the sales of both packs, and depending on which pack gets more support, we will donate all the money in support of Hillary Clinton's campaign.'
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