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double-count

double-count noun: the process of or results of a second tally, for purposes of accuracy and/or safety.

Noun

double-count (plural double-counts)

  1. The process of or results of a second tally, for purposes of accuracy and/or safety.
    • For controlled substances' prescriptions pharmacists do a double-count as a matter of course.
  2. An error in accounting etc. where something is counted more than once.

Verb

double-count (third-person singular simple present double-counts, present participle double-counting, simple past and past participle double-counted)

  1. To perform a double-count, to count twice.

Forms of double-count

Noun
pluraldouble-counts
Verb
third-person singular presentdouble-counts
present participledouble-counting
past participledouble-counted
pastdouble-counted

Questions about double-count

What does double-count mean?
Double-count means the process of or results of a second tally, for purposes of accuracy and/or safety.
What part of speech is double-count?
Double-count can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of double-count?
The plural of double-count is double-counts.

Words near double-count in the dictionary

  1. double-coding
  2. double-conical drum
  3. double-conical drums
  4. double-consciousness
  5. double-convex
  6. double-count
  7. double-counts
  8. double-course
  9. double-crested cormorant
  10. double-crested cormorants
  11. double-cross

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