ETYM Old Eng. taile, taille, French taille a cutting, cut tally, from tailler to cut, but influenced probably by taillé, p. p. of tailler. Related to Tailor, Tail a limitation, Taille, Tallage.
1. Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number.
2. Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in duplicate.
3. A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally.
1. Komadić drveta za beleženje dugovanja, rovaš.
Oznaka u vidu crtica. LJudi su ga koristili za sporazumevanje i ispisivali su ih na drvetu.
2. Dnevna računska knjiga u kojoj su se beležila sva primanja i izdavanja u toku dana;
3. Kazna koju uprava zatvora daje robijašima u kaznionicama na već dosuđenu robiju (zbog nediscipline, nepoštovanja kućnog reda i sl.) (mađ.)
Simbol, oznaka, obeležje.
To keep score, as in games; SYN. chalk up.
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