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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Alcoholic beverages, gift cards, gratuities, and taxes don't count towards the minimum spend on either of these graduation deals.
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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
But these flights will still count toward the qualifying one-way flights for A-List, A-List Preferred, and Companion Pass status.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
The top eight finishers get points, eight for first, seven for second, etc., that count toward the drivers’ championship.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
While plug-in hybrids count toward reaching the state’s goal, hybrids without plugs do not.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
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
But these flights will still count toward the qualifying one-way flights for A-List, A-List Preferred, and Companion Pass status.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
The top eight finishers get points, eight for first, seven for second, etc., that count toward the drivers’ championship.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
While plug-in hybrids count toward reaching the state’s goal, hybrids without plugs do not.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
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