tallyshop

tal·ly·shop

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tal-ee-shop]
- /ˈtæl iˌʃɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tal-ee-shop]
- /ˈtæl iˌʃɒp/

Definitions of tallyshop word

noun tallyshop a store specializing in selling merchandise on the hire-purchase system. 1
noun tallyshop a shop that allows customers to pay in instalments or by tally trade 0

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Origin of tallyshop

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; tally + shop

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Parts of speech for Tallyshop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tallyshop

tallyshop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.