Retallied

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make a countercount or recount in response to an initial tally; to reply with an equivalent or opposing calculation; to restore balance by recounting the numbers involved
2. To conduct a subsequent accounting or enumeration as a reaction to a prior count; to retaliate by recalculating totals; to engage in a reciprocal tally to ensure accuracy or resolve discrepancies
3. To perform a fresh tally following an earlier one; to respond to a count by adding another assessment; to recalculate or recount in a way that answers or counters a previous enumeration

Etymology: "Retallied" is the past tense and past participle of "retally," which is formed from the prefix "re-" meaning "again" or "back," attached to "tally." The base word "tally" traces to Anglo-Norman and Old French "taille," a notched stick used for keeping accounts, and it is in that sense of a stick notched to record debts that the root first meant "to count." Putting the two parts together, "retally" means to count again, or to check a total against a fresh count. Because "re-" can carry a sense of return or response, the verb naturally covers recounting in reaction to an earlier tally, as when two parties compare notes to resolve a discrepancy.

Synonyms: counted again, recounted