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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Between now and then, Oklahoma City's challenge is to properly handle success and build on Sunday's win, its 15th in a row [losing to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Cup Final doesn't count toward either team's regular season record].
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Sanders compiled those stats in just 11 games — at a time when NCAA rules meant his bowl game stats would not count toward the total.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Certain payments made on an enrollee's behalf, like through the Extra Help program, will count toward the $2,000.
—April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
Those premiums may increase with income — but Roth withdrawals don’t count toward taxable income.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Sanders compiled those stats in just 11 games — at a time when NCAA rules meant his bowl game stats would not count toward the total.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Certain payments made on an enrollee's behalf, like through the Extra Help program, will count toward the $2,000.
—April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
Those premiums may increase with income — but Roth withdrawals don’t count toward taxable income.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 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 15 Jan. 2025.
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