count out
verb
counted out; counting out; counts out
1
: to not include (someone) in an activity
If you are looking for people to help you clean the house today, count me out.
2
: to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed
Don't count out our team just yet. They could still win.
3
: to count (a certain number of items to be separated from a quantity one is holding)
He counted out ten tickets and handed them to her.
4
: to signal the knockout of (a boxer who is down) by completing an audible count of 10 seconds before the boxer rises
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Nothing can be counted out, but the idea of a trade for Pitts simply seems bizarre for the Browns at this point.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
However, don’t necessarily count out those living on the West Coast as being necessarily more-mellow in this regard, with California placing no fewer than three major cities among the 10 burgs having the most crash-prone motorists.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Don't count out the 60/40 The bond-heavy portfolio isn't necessarily better or worse for someone who wants to be in a traditional 60/40 portfolio , Schlanger said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 June 2025
While breaking will not return for the 2028 Los Angeles games, there is hope among dancers, artists, and fans alike that it is not counted out permanently.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
However, don’t necessarily count out those living on the West Coast as being necessarily more-mellow in this regard, with California placing no fewer than three major cities among the 10 burgs having the most crash-prone motorists.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Don't count out the 60/40 The bond-heavy portfolio isn't necessarily better or worse for someone who wants to be in a traditional 60/40 portfolio , Schlanger said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 June 2025
While breaking will not return for the 2028 Los Angeles games, there is hope among dancers, artists, and fans alike that it is not counted out permanently.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for count out
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“Count out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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