Entry Word: count

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added <my count for the number of bird species and subspecies that visited the sanctuary that weekend was 43>

Synonyms tally

Related Words score; amount, gross, sum, total, whole

2 a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person <she's been charged with two counts of larceny> — see charge 1