countup
countup noun: enumeration; the act of counting until a criterion is reached.
Noun
countup (plural countups)
- Enumeration; the act of counting until a criterion is reached.
- He held her hands till the quake subsided but then it was I who went seismic, as if it had rippled all that distance to me, and with his hands still on hers he led her through a cue-up and countup and this time when the needle released from their doubled fingers it bedded into the groove as if it...2010, Tanuja Desai Hidier, Born Confused, →ISBN
- A session when something is counted.
- ... an' got pickeld to a point where that dam young assistant treasurer put twenty pieces of dedwood over on me in the countup.1916, The Green Book Magazine - Volume 16, page 920
Forms of countup
| plural | countups |
|---|---|
| alternative form | count-up |
Questions about countup
- What does countup mean?
- Countup means enumeration; the act of counting until a criterion is reached.
- What part of speech is countup?
- Countup is a noun.
- What is the plural of countup?
- The plural of countup is countups.
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