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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Seller financing can now count toward your equity injection if the seller agrees to a two-year standby.
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Matthew Meehan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
That status was spent upon the completion of that move, so his loan within Italy over the summer did not count towards Milan’s non-EU slots or their amnestied Brit-Swiss spot.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
If successful, the mission could count towards one of Blue Origin's certification flights of New Glenn for the U.S. Space Force and National Security Space Launch program.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Each of the games played for the Cup will count toward the regular-season standings, save for the Championship, the NBA said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Meehan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
That status was spent upon the completion of that move, so his loan within Italy over the summer did not count towards Milan’s non-EU slots or their amnestied Brit-Swiss spot.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
If successful, the mission could count towards one of Blue Origin's certification flights of New Glenn for the U.S. Space Force and National Security Space Launch program.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Each of the games played for the Cup will count toward the regular-season standings, save for the Championship, the NBA said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 14 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 22 Jan. 2025.
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