What does ALLY mean?

Definitions for ALLY
ˈæl aɪ, əˈlaɪ; əˈlaɪal·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. allynoun

    a friendly nation

  2. ally, friendverb

    an associate who provides cooperation or assistance

    "he's a good ally in fight"

  3. allyverb

    become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage

    "He allied himself with the Communists"

Wiktionary

  1. allynoun

    One united to another by treaty or league; usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.

  2. allynoun

    Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.

  3. allynoun

    Anything akin to another by structure, etc.

  4. allynoun

    A closely related species, usually within the same family.

  5. allyverb

    To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy

  6. allyverb

    To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.

  7. Allynoun

    A diminutive of the female given names Alison, Alice and Alexandra.

  8. Allynoun

    A diminutive of the male given name Alfred or of other names beginning with Al-.

  9. Etymology: From alien, alier (Modern French allier), from alligo, from ad + ligo. Compare alligate, allay, alloy and ligament.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Allynoun

    One united by some means of connexion; as, marriage; friendship; confederacy.

    Etymology: allie, Fr.

    We could hinder the accession of Holland to France, either as subjects, with great immunities for the encouragement of trade, or as an inferiour and dependent ally under their protection. William Temple.

  2. To ALLYverb

    Etymology: allier, Fr.

    All these septs are allied to the inhabitants of the North, so as there is no hope that they will ever serve faithfully against them. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

    Wants, frailties, passions, closer still ally
    The common int’rest, or endear the tye. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Man.

    To the sun ally’d,
    From him they draw the animating fire. James Thomson, Summer.

    Two lines I cannot excuse: they are indeed remotely allied to Virgil ’s sense; but they are too like the tenderness of Ovid. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. ally

    Ally Financial is a bank holding company organized in Delaware and headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The company provides financial services including car finance, online banking via a direct bank, corporate lending, vehicle insurance, mortgage loans, and an electronic trading platform to trade financial assets. Ally is one of the largest car finance companies in the U.S., providing car financing and leasing for 4.5 million customers and originating 1.4 million car loans annually. It is on the list of largest banks in the United States by assets and has 2.0 million depositors. Its electronic trading platform has approximately 350,000 funded accounts. The company has sold more than 5 million vehicles, including 270,000 vehicles sold in 2019 via its SmartAuction online marketplace for auto auctions, launched in 2000.The company was known as GMAC, an acronym for General Motors Acceptance Corporation, until 2010.

ChatGPT

  1. ally

    An ally is a person, organization, group, or nation that cooperates with or helps another in a given matter, goal, or in a conflict. Often, they form a bond or association for mutual benefit or protection. In a broader social context, it can also refer to someone who actively promotes and supports the rights and interests of a marginalized or disadvantaged group.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Allyverb

    to unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with

  2. Allyverb

    to connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love

  3. Ally

    a relative; a kinsman

  4. Ally

    one united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate

  5. Ally

    anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary

  6. Ally

    anything akin to another by structure, etc

  7. Allynoun

    see Alley, a marble or taw

  8. Etymology: [See Ally, v.]

Wikidata

  1. Ally

    Ally is a science fiction novel written by Karen Traviss and was published in March 2007. It is the fifth book in the Wess'Har Series.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ally

    al-lī′, v.t. to form a relation by marriage, friendship, treaty, or resemblance.—pa.p. and adj. Allied′.—n. Ally (al-lī′, or al′lī), a confederate: a prince or state united by treaty or league:—pl. Allīes′, or Al′līes. [O. Fr. alier—L. alligāread, to, ligāre, to bind.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. ally

    A friendly or confederated state.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. ally

    In a military sense, implies any nation united to another,—under a treaty either offensive or defensive, or both.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ALLY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ally is ranked #17142 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Ally surname appeared 1,653 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Ally.

    39.9% or 660 total occurrences were Asian.
    26.7% or 442 total occurrences were White.
    22.8% or 377 total occurrences were Black.
    5% or 83 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    4.1% or 68 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.3% or 23 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ALLY' in Nouns Frequency: #1614

Anagrams for ALLY »

  1. y'all

  2. ya'll

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ALLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ALLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ALLY in a Sentence

  1. Brad Parscale:

    President Trumps rally and endorsement in Mississippi undoubtedly had an impact and helped Governor Reeves nail down Governor Reeves victory, governor Reeves will be a tremendous conservative leader for Mississippians in fighting for freedom and keeping taxes low. Governor Reeves will also be a key ally as 2020 approaches and President Trump continues building momentum for re-election. Virginia Democrats sawHood as their strongest nominee in nearly a generation in a conservative state where Kentucky Republicans have been governor for 24 of the past 28 years. There were concerns in advance of the race that Mississippis Jim Crow-era election process could have made the election difficult to decide.The states 1890 constitution requires a statewide candidate to win a majority of both the popular vote and an electoral vote, with one electoral vote awarded to the top vote-getter in each of 122 state House districts. If nobody had won both, the election would have beendecided by the state The GOP, now controlled by Kentucky Republicans. Sen. Rand Paul campaigns for President Trump at Keep America Great Rally in Lexington, Kentucky. The GOP Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks at President Trump's Keep America Great rally in Lexington, Kentucky. Headlininga fired-up rally at Rupp Arena in Lexington on Monday night, President Trump jokingly acknowledged that the elections could be seen as a barometer of President Trump popular support amid Democrats impeachment inquiry. If Republicanstriumphed, President Trump remarked, the media wouldcover it as a.

  2. Alessandro Molon:

    This is a time when our country should be united, fighting together against this disease. We've unfortunately discovered that the virus main ally and best friend is the president.

  3. Reinhold Niebuhr:

    The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan values and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism.

  4. Joaquin Humberto:

    The state was seen more as an enemy than an ally. It was seen as repressive, its only presence was the police who went in with guns.

  5. Le Maire:

    It is not what one would expect from an ally, it is not what one would expect from the United States.

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