counts

/kaʊnts/

noun

1
The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
“Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.”
2
The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
3
A countdown.
4
A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.
5
The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
“He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded.”
6
An object of interest or account; value; estimation.

1
To recite numbers in sequence.
“Can you count to a hundred?”
2
To determine the number (of objects in a group).
“There are three apples; count them.”
3
To be of significance; to matter.
“Your views don’t count here. It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.”
4
To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
“Apples count as a type of fruit.”
5
To consider something an example of something.
“He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river. I count you as more than a friend.”
6
To take account or note (of).
7
To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.

1
The male ruler of a county.
2
A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
3
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.

1
(of a statistic) To be enumerated rather than represented as a proportion or percentage.

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