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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The bill also exempts units that count toward a federal compliance agreement the county must comply with to produce 1,000 affordable housing units by 2027.
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Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
Colleges can also directly pay athletes for use of their NIL, though such payments would count towards the 22% cap.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 July 2024
The two teams that advance to the championship game will play an extra game (83rd game) for the NBA Cup that won’t count toward the regular season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
The telecommunications giant also recommended that customers forward suspicious text activity AT&T—a free service that does not count towards any text plan—and report fraud to AT&T’s fraud team.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 12 July 2024
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Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
Colleges can also directly pay athletes for use of their NIL, though such payments would count towards the 22% cap.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 July 2024
The two teams that advance to the championship game will play an extra game (83rd game) for the NBA Cup that won’t count toward the regular season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
The telecommunications giant also recommended that customers forward suspicious text activity AT&T—a free service that does not count towards any text plan—and report fraud to AT&T’s fraud team.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 12 July 2024
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“Count toward/towards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20toward%2Ftowards. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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