Tallyman

Tallyman
Tallyman Tal"ly*man, n.; pl. {Tallymen}. 1. One who keeps the tally, or marks the sticks. [1913 Webster]

2. One who keeps a tally shop, or conducts his business as tally trade. [1913 Webster]


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  • tallyman — [tal′ē mən] n. pl. tallymen [tal′ēmən] 1. a person who tallies something 2. Brit. a person who sells goods door to door on the installment plan and calls regularly to collect the payments …   English World dictionary

  • tallyman — noun Date: 1654 1. British one who sells goods on the installment plan 2. one who tallies, checks, or keeps an account or record (as of receipt of goods) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tallyman — /tal ee meuhn/, n., pl. tallymen. 1. a person who tallies or keeps account of something. 2. Brit. a person who sells merchandise on the hire purchase system. [1645 55; TALLY + MAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • tallyman — noun a) A person who keeps a tally of something b) A person who conducts the tally trade …   Wiktionary

  • tallyman — n. one who tallies, one who keeps an account of anything; one who sells products on the hire purchase system (British) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tallyman — noun (plural tallymen) 1》 Brit. a person who sells goods on credit, especially from door to door. 2》 a person who keeps a score or record …   English new terms dictionary

  • tallyman — tallyclerk A worker at a port or airport, who checks that the goods unloaded from a ship or aircraft tally with the documents covering them and the ship s or aircraft s manifest …   Big dictionary of business and management

  • tallyman — tal·ly·man …   English syllables

  • tallyman — n. (pl. men) 1 a person who keeps a tally. 2 a person who sells goods on credit, esp. from door to door …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Tallyman — (Бухта Монтего,Ямайка) Категория отеля: Адрес: West Gate Hills B, Бухта Монтего, Ямай …   Каталог отелей

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