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
Examples of count out in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Still, Biggs can't be counted out due to outside spending.
—
Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 24 June 2024
Seeing the twinkle in Squibb’s eye as her character concocts a plan to right the wrong will register with anyone who’s ever been underestimated or counted out.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
But don’t count out Jeremy Strong (An Enemy of the People).
—Ben Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
The birds also learned to count out the proper number of vocalizations when cued by sounds, with a guitar chord eliciting a single caw, a cash register eliciting two, a drum roll signaling three, and a frequency sweep calling for four.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for count out 
Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 24 June 2024
Seeing the twinkle in Squibb’s eye as her character concocts a plan to right the wrong will register with anyone who’s ever been underestimated or counted out.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
But don’t count out Jeremy Strong (An Enemy of the People).
—Ben Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
The birds also learned to count out the proper number of vocalizations when cued by sounds, with a guitar chord eliciting a single caw, a cash register eliciting two, a drum roll signaling three, and a frequency sweep calling for four.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for count out
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'count out.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near count out
Cite this Entry
“Count out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20out. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share