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The correct spelling is counts.
How to pronounce counts
/kaʊnts/
nounIPA: /kaʊnts/
Say it like: Cow-nts
The correct spelling is counts. The act of counting or tallying a quantity. For example: "Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough."
Usage Examples
“Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.”
“He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded.”
“Can you count to a hundred?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
- 2.The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
- 3.A countdown.
- 4.A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.
- 5.The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
verb
- 1.To recite numbers in sequence.
- 2.To determine the number (of objects in a group).
- 3.To be of significance; to matter.
- 4.To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
- 5.To consider something an example of something.
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