count toward/towards
phrasal verb
counted toward/towards; counting toward/towards; counts toward/towards
: to have value as a credit or payment in relation to (something)
The credits you earned for this class count toward your degree.
—often used as (be) counted toward/towardsFifty dollars will be counted towards your next bill.
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Weavile ex card — Wonder Hourglass x1, Shop Ticket x1
All Wonder Picks count towards the Wonder Pick missions, not just event Picks.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Furthermore, the governing statute and regulations both specifically state that payments made under IBR, as well as the other IDR plans (ICR, PAYE, REPAYE, and IBR) count toward student loan forgiveness under PSLF, provided all other eligibility criteria are being met.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Vanderbilt football player Diego Pavia recently won a lawsuit against the NCAA that determined his seasons at the junior college level will not count toward his four years of eligibility, opening the possibility for more like Pavia to follow.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: Pavia sued earlier the NCAA this year, claiming the time players spend at a junior college should not count toward their NCAA eligibility.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Furthermore, the governing statute and regulations both specifically state that payments made under IBR, as well as the other IDR plans (ICR, PAYE, REPAYE, and IBR) count toward student loan forgiveness under PSLF, provided all other eligibility criteria are being met.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Vanderbilt football player Diego Pavia recently won a lawsuit against the NCAA that determined his seasons at the junior college level will not count toward his four years of eligibility, opening the possibility for more like Pavia to follow.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: Pavia sued earlier the NCAA this year, claiming the time players spend at a junior college should not count toward their NCAA eligibility.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Count toward/towards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20toward%2Ftowards. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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