Tally Clerk (Noun)
Meaning
One who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The tally clerk at the dock was responsible for counting the crates as they were loaded onto the ship.
- The factory hired a new tally clerk to keep track of the daily production numbers.
- As a tally clerk, she spent her days weighing and counting the grain shipments that came into the warehouse.
- The company sent a tally clerk to the suppliers' warehouses to verify the quantities of the goods being shipped.
- The tally clerk's accuracy was crucial to ensuring that the company was not overcharged or underpaid for its goods.