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.
Examples of count toward/towards in a Sentence
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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.
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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
After all, don’t all those childhood family trips count toward your lifetime total?
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
The report also recommends that all costs of facilities for in-person instruction be allowed to count toward the 80 percent instructional spending requirement, and that unspent one-time funds be automatically excluded from the requirement.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Many allies, appearing surprised by the figure, have been asking whether existing bilateral aid being doled out would count toward the $100 billion commitment, or if this would be an entirely different commitment.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Does this contribution count towards the yearly limit?
—The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
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
After all, don’t all those childhood family trips count toward your lifetime total?
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
The report also recommends that all costs of facilities for in-person instruction be allowed to count toward the 80 percent instructional spending requirement, and that unspent one-time funds be automatically excluded from the requirement.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Many allies, appearing surprised by the figure, have been asking whether existing bilateral aid being doled out would count toward the $100 billion commitment, or if this would be an entirely different commitment.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Does this contribution count towards the yearly limit?
—The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
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