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    count
    [kount]
    verb
    count (verb) · counts (third person present) · counted (past tense) · counted (past participle) · counting (present participle)
    1. determine the total number of (a collection of items):
      "I started to count the stars I could see" · "they counted up their change"
      • recite numbers in ascending order, usually starting at the number one:
        "hold the position as you count to five"
    2. take into account; include:
      "the staff has shrunk to four, or five if you count the summer intern"
      • regard or be regarded as possessing a specified quality or fulfilling a specified role:
        "she met some rebuffs from people she had counted as her friends" · "I count myself fortunate to have known him" · "the rebate counts as taxable income"
    3. be significant:
      "it did not matter what the audience thought—it was the critics that counted"
      • (of a factor) play a part in influencing opinion for or against someone or something:
        "he hopes his sportsmanlike attitude will count in his favor"
    noun
    count (noun) · counts (plural noun)
    1. an act of determining the total number of something:
      "at the last count, fifteen applications were still outstanding" · "the party's only candidate was eliminated at the first count"
      • the total determined by counting:
        "there was a moderate increase in the white cell count in both patients"
    2. an act of reciting numbers in ascending order, up to the specified number:
      "hold it for a count of seven" · "hold the position for five counts"
      • an act of reciting numbers up to ten by the referee when a boxer is knocked down, the boxer being considered knocked out if still down when ten is reached:
        "he dropped by the ropes to take a count of six on one knee"
      • baseball
        the number of balls and strikes that have been charged to the batter, as recalculated with each pitch:
        "the count on Gwynn is 1 ball and 2 strikes"
    3. a point for discussion or consideration:
      "the program remained vulnerable on a number of counts"
      • law
        a separate charge in an indictment:
        "he pleaded guilty to five counts of murder"
    4. the measure of the fineness of a yarn expressed as the weight of a given length or the length of a given weight.
      • a measure of the fineness of a woven fabric expressed as the number of warp or weft threads in a given length.
    Origin
    Middle English (as a noun): from Old French counte (noun), counter (verb), from the verb computare ‘calculate’ (see compute).
    count
    [kount]
    noun
    count (noun) · counts (plural noun)
    1. a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an English earl:
      "he is now a prisoner in a tower of the count's palace" · "Count Ugolino" · "Count Camillo di Cavour"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French conte, from Latin comes, comit- ‘companion, overseer, attendant’ (in late Latin ‘person holding a state office’), from com- ‘together with’ + it- ‘gone’ (from the verb ire ‘go’).
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    verb
    1. determine the total number of (a collection of items):
      add up
      sum up
      calculate
      compute
      enumerate
      total
      tally
      add
      cast up
      tell
      work out
      add together
      find the sum of
      reckon up
      figure up
      tot up
      keep a tally of
      keep a count of
      keep a record of
      count up
      count off
      • take into account; include:
        include
        take account of
        take into consideration
        incorporate
        take into account
        allow for
      • be significant:
        matter
        signify
        rate
        carry weight
        weigh
        enter into consideration
        be of consequence
        be of account
        be significant
        mean anything
        mean a lot
        amount to anything
        be important
        be influential
        make an impression
        cut any ice
        have any clout
        noun
        1. an act of determining the total number of something:
          calculation
          enumeration
          computation
          reckoning
          counting
          telling
          tally
          tallying
          poll
          census
          listing
          register
          totting up
         
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        What is an example of when you would use counts?
        For example, the complaint in a civil (non-criminal) lawsuit might state: First Count (or cause of action) for negligence, and then state the detailed allegations; Second Count for breach of contract, Third Count for debt, and so forth. In a criminal case each count would be a statement of a different alleged crime.

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        What is the definition of counts?
        1. What is a count? A count is a title of nobility that varies slightly in meaning depending on which country you’re in. However, when referring to a count, you’re likely speaking about someone who falls in the middle of the social hierarchy—not quite at the level of a king or queen, but far more impressive than the rest of us commoners.

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        How do you count?
        Use the COUNT function to get the number of entries in a number field that is in a range or array of numbers. For example, you can enter the following formula to count the numbers in the range A1:A20: =COUNT (A1:A20). In this example, if five of the cells in the range contain numbers, the result is 5.

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        What is the origin of the title of count?
        The title of earl (the English equivalent of count, from the Danish jarl) was first introduced into England under King Canute of Denmark and of Norway (king of England 1016–35), but prior to this the duties of an earl, the administration of a shire or province on behalf of the king, were performed by ealdormen.

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        To count is to calculate how many or how much of something there is. A first grade teacher might stop and count her students before they board a bus after a field trip. You can count your money, adding up the dollars and quarters, or …

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