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count

1  [kount]
Use count in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
2. to reckon up; calculate; compute.
3. to list or name the numerals up to: Close your eyes and count ten.
4. to include in a reckoning; take into account: There are five of us here, counting me.
5. to reckon to the credit of another; ascribe; impute.
6. to consider or regard: He counted himself lucky to have survived the crash.
–verb (used without object)
7. to count the items of a collection one by one in order to determine the total: She counted three times before she was satisfied that none was missing.
8. to list or name numerals in order: to count to 100 by fives.
9. to reckon numerically.
10. to have a specified numerical value.
11. to be accounted or worth something: That first try didn't count—I was just practicing.
12. to have merit, importance, value, etc.; deserve consideration: Every bit of help counts.
13. to have worth; amount (usually fol. by for): Intelligence counts for something.
–noun
14. the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation: A count of hands showed 23 in favor and 16 opposed.
15. the number representing the result of a process of counting; the total number.
16. an accounting.
17. Baseball. the number of balls and strikes, usually designated in that order, that have been called on a batter during a turn at bat: a count of two balls and one strike.
18. Law. a distinct charge or theory of action in a declaration or indictment: He was found guilty on two counts of theft.
19. Textiles.
a. a number representing the size or quality of yarn, esp. the number based on the relation of weight to length of the yarn and indicating its degree of coarseness.
b. the number of warp and filling threads per square inch in woven material, representing the texture of the fabric.
20. Bowling. the number of pins struck down by the first ball rolled by a bowler in the frame following a spare and included in the score for the frame in which the spare was made.
21. Physics.
a. a single ionizing reaction registered by an ionization chamber, as in a Geiger counter.
b. the indication of the total number of ionizing reactions registered by an ionization chamber in a given period of time.
22. Archaic. regard; notice.
23. the count, Boxing. the calling aloud by the referee of the seconds from 1 to 10 while a downed boxer remains off his feet. Completion of the count signifies a knockout, which the referee then declares: A hard right sent the challenger down for the count. Also called the full count.
–adjective
24. noting a number of items determined by an actual count: The box is labeled 50 count.
—Verb phrases
25. count down, to count backward, usually by ones, from a given integer to zero.
26. count in, to include: If you're going to the beach, count me in.
27. count off, (often used imperatively, as in the army) to count aloud by turns, as to arrange positions within a group of persons; divide or become divided into groups: Close up ranks and count off from the left by threes.
28. count on or upon, to depend or rely on: You can always count on him to lend you money.
29. count out,
a. Boxing. to declare (a boxer) a loser because of inability to stand up before the referee has counted 10 seconds.
b. to exclude: When it comes to mountain climbing, count me out.
c. to count and apportion or give out: She counted out four cookies to each child.
d. to disqualify (ballots) illegally in counting, in order to control the election.
—Idiom
30. count coup. coup 1 (def. 4).
Origin:
1275–1325; (v.) ME counten < AF c(o)unter, OF conter < L computāre to compute; (n.) ME counte < AF c(o)unte, OF conte < LL computus calculation, reckoning, n. deriv. of computāre

count

2  [kount]
–noun
(in some European countries) a nobleman equivalent in rank to an English earl.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME counte < AF c(o)unte, OF conte, comte < LL comitem, acc. of comes honorary title of various imperial functionaries, L: retainer, staff member, lit., companion; see comes

Ba⋅sie

  [bey-see]
–noun
William (“Count”), 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
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count 1   (kount)   
v.   count·ed, count·ing, counts

v.   tr.
    1. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
    2. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: count three before firing.
    3. To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies.
    4. To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
    5. To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
  2. Informal
    1. To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
    2. To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
  3. To believe or consider to be; deem: Count yourself lucky.
v.   intr.
  1. To recite or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups: counted by tens.
    1. To have importance: You really count with me.
    2. To have a specified importance or value: Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.
  3. Music To keep time by counting beats.
n.  
  1. The act of counting or calculating.
    1. A number reached by counting.
    2. The totality of specific items in a particular sample: a white blood cell count.
  3. Law Any of the separate and distinct charges in an indictment.
  4. Sports The counting from one to ten seconds, during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be declared the loser.
  5. Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.
  6. To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.
  7. To be confident of; anticipate: counted on getting a raise.
Phrasal Verb(s):
count downTo recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown.
count offTo recite numbers in turn, as when dividing people or things into groups : The 24 children counted off by twos, forming a dozen pairs.
count on
  1. To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.
  2. To be confident of; anticipate: counted on getting a raise.
count outTo declare (a boxer) out to have been knocked out by calling out the count.

Idiom(s):
count heads/nosesTo make a count of members, attendees, or participants by or as if by noting bodily presence.

[Middle English counten, from Old French conter, from Latin computāre, to calculate : com-, com- + putāre, to think; see pau-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: These verbs mean to be of significance or importance: an opinion that counts; actions that import little; decisions that really matter; thoughts that signify much; considerations that weigh with her.
count 2   (kount)   
n.  
  1. A nobleman in some European countries.
  2. Abbr. Ct. Used as a title for such a nobleman.

[Middle English counte, from Old French conte, from Late Latin comes, comit-, occupant of any state office, from Latin, companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]
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Count

Count\ (kount), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counting.] [OF. conter, and later (etymological spelling) compter, in modern French thus distinguished; conter to relate (cf. Recount, Account), compter to count; fr. L. computuare to reckon, compute; com- + putare to reckon, settle, order, prune, orig., to clean. See Pure, and cf. Compute.]

1. To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon.

Who can count the dust of Jacob? --Num. xxiii. 10.

In a journey of forty miles, Avaux counted only three miserable cabins. --Macaulay.

2. To place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider or esteem as belonging.

Abracham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. --Rom. iv. 3.

3. To esteem; to account; to reckon; to think, judge, or consider.

I count myself in nothing else so happy As in a soul remembering my good friends. --Shak.

To count out. (a) To exclude (one) from consideration; to be assured that (one) will not participate or cannot be depended upon. (b) (House of Commons) To declare adjourned, as a sitting of the House, when it is ascertained that a quorum is not present. (c) To prevent the accession of (a person) to office, by a fraudulent return or count of the votes cast; -- said of a candidate really elected. [Colloq.]

Syn: To calculate; number; reckon; compute; enumerate. See Calculate.

Count

Count\, v. i. 1. To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing.

This excellent man . . . counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen. --J. A. Symonds.

2. To reckon; to rely; to depend; -- with on or upon.

He was brewer to the palace; and it was apprehended that the government counted on his voice. --Macaulay.

I think it a great error to count upon the genius of a nation as a standing argument in all ages. --Swift.

3. To take account or note; -- with of. [Obs.] "No man counts of her beauty." --Shak.

4. (Eng. Law) To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count. --Burrill.

Count

Count\, n. [F. conte and compte, with different meanings, fr. L. computus a computation, fr. computare. See Count, v. t.]

1. The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting.

Of blessed saints for to increase the count. --Spenser.

By this count, I shall be much in years. --Shak.

2. An object of interest or account; value; estimation. [Obs.] "All his care and count." --Spenser.

3. (Law) A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment, separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution. --Wharton.

Note: In the old law books, count was used synonymously with declaration. When the plaintiff has but a single cause of action, and makes but one statement of it, that statement is called indifferently count or declaration, most generally, however, the latter. But where the suit embraces several causes, or the plaintiff makes several different statements of the same cause of action, each statement is called a count, and all of them combined, a declaration. --Bouvier. Wharton.

Count

Count\, n. [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.] A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.

Note: Though the tittle Count has never been introduced into Britain, the wives of Earls have, from the earliest period of its history, been designated as Countesses. --Brande & C.

Count palatine. (a) Formerly, the proprietor of a county who possessed royal prerogatives within his county, as did the Earl of Chester, the Bishop of Durham, and the Duke of Lancaster. [Eng.] See County palatine, under County. (b) Originally, a high judicial officer of the German emperors; afterward, the holder of a fief, to whom was granted the right to exercise certain imperial powers within his own domains. [Germany]
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Language Translation for : count
Spanish: conde,
German: der Graf,
Japanese: 伯爵
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count  (v.)
1341, from O.Fr. conter "add up," but also "tell a story," from L. computare (see compute). Countdown is 1953, Amer.Eng.

count  (n.)
"title of nobility," 1258, from O.Fr. conte, from L. comitem (nom. comes) "companion, attendant," the Roman term for a provincial governor, from com- "with" + ire "go." The Anglo-Norm. term was used to render O.E. eorl, but the word was never truly naturalized and was mainly used with reference to foreign titles.
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Count

A trend analysis using point and figure charts to estimate the vertical movement of prices.

Investopedia Commentary

Count calculations are based upon past sideways price movements and are used to gauge the probability that a price target will be reached. This is used by traders to ascertain whether certain positions are profitable.

See also: Box Size, Point and Figure Chart, Reversal Amount

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Main Entry: count
Function: noun
: CHARGE; specifically : a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or esp. offense counts>
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Main Entry: 1count
Pronunciation: 'kaunt
Function: transitive verb
: to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number ofunits involved

Main Entry: 2count
Function: noun
1 a : the action or process of counting b : a total obtained by counting
2 : the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample (as of blood) obtained by counting all or a subsample of them —see ADDIS COUNT, BLOOD COUNT, CELLCOUNT, RED BLOOD COUNT, WHITE COUNT
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count (kount)
v. count·ed, count·ing, counts
To name or list the units of a group or collection one by one in order to determine a total. n.

  1. The act of counting or calculating.
  2. The totality of specific items in a particular sample.

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count

In addition to the idioms beginning with count, also see down for the count; every minute counts; out for (the count); stand up and be counted.

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