counts

Has real significance

Counts is the plural of count in its noun senses—a total reached by counting the final counts from each precinct, an instance of counting after several counts, she gave up, or a distinct charge in a legal indictment guilty on three counts of fraud.

Count also refers to a European nobleman ranking between marquis and earl; counts is the plural of that title as well.

enumeration

tally

Recorded count

numerate · calculate · aggregate · sum · quantity · number · amount · figure · census · headcount

accusation

charge

Cost or accusation

prosecution · conviction · verdict · guilty · misdemeanor · felony · first-degree · second-degree · criminal · grand jury

nobility

countess

Feminine noble rank

nobleman · peerage · hereditary · landed · estate · manor · continental · European

numerical

digits

Single-place numerals

odd · decimal · binary · numeral · zero · one · two · trillion · billion · million

rhythm

beat

Rhythmic pulse or strike

  • measureUnit of quantity
  • tempoRate of musical performance
  • timeMeasured passage of moments

pulse · meter · cadence · bar · downbeat · syncopation · timing · step · choreography

frequency

cycles

Recurring sequences of events

recurrence · periodicity · pulse · hertz · interval · rate

accounting

ledger

Financial record book

  • balanceSteadiness or amount owed
  • debitSubtraction from account
  • creditRecognition or payment deferral

audit · bookkeeping · assets · liabilities · revenue · expenses · journal · trial balance · reconciliation · accounts receivable

Categories
Opposites
precision of enumeration

countsestimates

Rough calculations of value

guesses · approximates · guesstimates · ballparks · eyeballs

inclusion/consideration

countsexcludes

Deliberately leaves out

disregards · dismisses · ignores · omits · overlooks

importance/significance

countsdoesn't matter

Has no significance

makes no difference

Phrases
Family

count, account, counter, county, counting, recount, count on, counted, countdown

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G