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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Your primary home, one car and a retirement account don't count toward that, but a savings account does.
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Arika Herron, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
This isn’t ideal — interest will still accrue on your loans, and the time probably won’t count toward student loan forgiveness under IDR or PSLF.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
His jail time will count toward his prison sentence.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
However, that early dose doesn’t count towards the two-dose series so babies would have to get another dose between 12 and 15 months and their final dose between 4 and 6 years old.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Arika Herron, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
This isn’t ideal — interest will still accrue on your loans, and the time probably won’t count toward student loan forgiveness under IDR or PSLF.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
His jail time will count toward his prison sentence.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
However, that early dose doesn’t count towards the two-dose series so babies would have to get another dose between 12 and 15 months and their final dose between 4 and 6 years old.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for count toward/towards
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“Count toward/towards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20toward%2Ftowards. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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