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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Supreme Court Justices, like other government officials, are only allowed to receive less than about $30,000 in outside income, but book income does not count toward that cap, allowing the Justices to enter into lucrative contracts with publishers about their lives and the law.
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Nik Popli, TIME, 7 June 2024
Two-way contracts, which pay half the NBA rookie minimum and do not count toward the salary cap or luxury tax, allow for players to be on their NBA team’s active list for as many as 50 regular-season games with other game action having to come in the G League.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Prior to 2018, high school students who fell behind and switched schools didn’t count toward either school’s tally.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2024
Alcoholic beverages, gift cards, gratuities, and taxes don't count towards the minimum spend on either of these graduation deals.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 May 2024
Additionally, the rules allow for multiple polls from the same pollster or sponsor to count toward qualification, so Kennedy would be able to count future polls from CNN/SSRS and Quinnipiac at that level of support.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 May 2024
The class offers three transferable credits that count toward UC graduation.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
The Orioles’ 2024 schedule only has a pair of two-game series — the two against the Nationals that make up the Battle of the Beltways — and those do count toward the stat for the longest streaks in MLB history without being swept.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
The real kicker, however, is that spending will count towards elite metrics on both cards, providing a tangible and all-new way to upgrade or retain status within Qatar Airways Privilege Club.
—Chris Dong, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2024
Nik Popli, TIME, 7 June 2024
Two-way contracts, which pay half the NBA rookie minimum and do not count toward the salary cap or luxury tax, allow for players to be on their NBA team’s active list for as many as 50 regular-season games with other game action having to come in the G League.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Prior to 2018, high school students who fell behind and switched schools didn’t count toward either school’s tally.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2024
Alcoholic beverages, gift cards, gratuities, and taxes don't count towards the minimum spend on either of these graduation deals.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 May 2024
Additionally, the rules allow for multiple polls from the same pollster or sponsor to count toward qualification, so Kennedy would be able to count future polls from CNN/SSRS and Quinnipiac at that level of support.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 May 2024
The class offers three transferable credits that count toward UC graduation.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
The Orioles’ 2024 schedule only has a pair of two-game series — the two against the Nationals that make up the Battle of the Beltways — and those do count toward the stat for the longest streaks in MLB history without being swept.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
The real kicker, however, is that spending will count towards elite metrics on both cards, providing a tangible and all-new way to upgrade or retain status within Qatar Airways Privilege Club.
—Chris Dong, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2024
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