count noun : charge specifically : a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or especially offense guilty on all counts

Count your money carefully to make sure it's all there. count out loud Let's count out loud (= speak the words) from one to ten. [ + question word ] We need to count who's here, so we can make sure that …

3 days ago · Nick Reiner appeared in court on Wednesday on two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

Kwon, the brash entrepreneur who founded Terraform in 2018, was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to two criminal counts in August.

Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.

To count is to calculate how many or how much of something there is. A first grade teacher might stop and count her students before they board a bus after a field trip. You can count your money, adding …

If something or someone counts for something or counts, they are important or valuable. It doesn't matter what you've said; what counts is how you act.