count out
verb
counted out; counting out; counts out
1
: to not include (someone) in an activity
If you are looking for people to help you clean the house today, count me out.
2
: to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed
Don't count out our team just yet. They could still win.
3
: to count (a certain number of items to be separated from a quantity one is holding)
He counted out ten tickets and handed them to her.
4
: to signal the knockout of (a boxer who is down) by completing an audible count of 10 seconds before the boxer rises
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But don’t count out Epenesa’s X-factor potential in this game either.
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Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
More news: Massive Trade Scenario Has Mavericks Adding Dynamic $23 Million Guard
The big market teams are often viewed as the big players but don't count out the small market teams.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
And, don’t count out tax savings—the 2017 tax overhaul, coupled with a tax court ruling that year involving the Lender family (of bagel fame), means that investment expenses that are no longer deductible on individual tax returns can often be written off at the family office level.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Not to be counted out, Suzie went full Toot, tapping and Charleston-ing her way into the judges’ hearts.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
More news: Massive Trade Scenario Has Mavericks Adding Dynamic $23 Million Guard
The big market teams are often viewed as the big players but don't count out the small market teams.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
And, don’t count out tax savings—the 2017 tax overhaul, coupled with a tax court ruling that year involving the Lender family (of bagel fame), means that investment expenses that are no longer deductible on individual tax returns can often be written off at the family office level.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Not to be counted out, Suzie went full Toot, tapping and Charleston-ing her way into the judges’ hearts.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Count out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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