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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During this 60-day processing forbearance, borrowers are not required to make payments, and importantly, those two months will count toward loan forgiveness programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness and IDR cancellation.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Be aware that your first wager of the day will count toward the promo.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Distributions from non-qualified investment accounts and qualified distributions from Roth IRAs do not count toward MAGI.
—Ty Bernicke, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Any value above that amount doesn’t count toward your loan.
—Gabriel O Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Be aware that your first wager of the day will count toward the promo.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Distributions from non-qualified investment accounts and qualified distributions from Roth IRAs do not count toward MAGI.
—Ty Bernicke, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Any value above that amount doesn’t count toward your loan.
—Gabriel O Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for count toward/towards
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“Count toward/towards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20toward%2Ftowards. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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