noun a record or count of a number of things Will you keep a tally of the number of customers going in and out?
tally (sth) up phrasal verb to calculate something If the game's over I'll tally up.
abysmal /əˈbɪz.məl/ very bad abysmal performance, abysmal working conditions The food was abysmal. The standard of the students' work is abysmal. an abysmally poor book
Very profound; limitless: abysmal misery. (to a great extent; immeasurable) (extending deeply into something)
tip to give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them The taxi driver was so rude to her that she didn't tip him. They tipped the waiter £5.
(ONE SIDE HIGHER) tip the scales at to weigh The baby tipped the scales at 3.75 kgs. If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up. Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall.
overbroad vicarious
repository a place where things are stored and can be found // a person who has, or a book that contains, a lot of information or detailed knowledge She's a repository of knowledge about our family history.
cull sth from sth to collect ideas or information from various places Here are a few facts and figures I've culled from the week's papers. General ledger is central repository of the accounting information of anorganization in which the summaries of all financialtransactions (culled from subsidiary ledgers) during anaccounting period are recorded.
overtake to go past something by being a greater amount or degree Our US sales have now overtaken our sales in Europe. We'd planned to hold a meeting tomorrow, but events have overtaken us(= things have changed). to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of them to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of them Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake (another car).
