count out

verb

counted out; counting out; counts out

transitive verb

: to not include (someone) in an activity

If you are looking for people to help you clean the house today, count me out.

: to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed

Don't count out our team just yet. They could still win.

: 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.

: 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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Most traders see volatility coming this week, possibly lots of it with the strong likelihood of a disputed result dragging the vote count out for weeks or even months. —

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024 Kyle Freeland’s been down, demoted and counted out. —

Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024 And never count out Black Pumas, a band that has reaped seven Grammy nominations — though none have been in the R&B field. —

Kyle Denis, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024 Never count out Atlus, and now the famed studio has unleashed a late-comer for GOTY 2024. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for count out