counting
preposition
[ ˈkaʊntɪŋ ]
• taking account of when reaching a total; including.
• "there were three of us in the family, or four counting my pet rabbit"
count
verb
• determine the total number of (a collection of items).
• "I started to count the stars I could see"
Similar:
add up,
add together,
find the sum of,
sum up,
reckon up,
figure up,
calculate,
compute,
enumerate,
total,
tally,
add,
tot up,
cast up,
keep a tally of,
keep a count of,
keep a record of,
count up,
count off,
tell,
work out,
• take into account; include.
• "the staff has shrunk to four, or five if you count the European director"
Similar:
include,
take into account,
take account of,
take into consideration,
allow for,
incorporate,
• be significant.
• "it did not matter what the audience thought—it was the critics that counted"
Similar:
matter,
enter into consideration,
be of consequence,
be of account,
be significant,
signify,
mean anything,
mean a lot,
amount to anything,
rate,
be important,
be influential,
carry weight,
weigh,
make an impression,
cut any ice,
have any clout,
Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French counte (noun), counter (verb), from the verb computare ‘calculate’ (see compute).
