n.
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a : the action or process of counting b : a total obtained by counting : TALLY
2 archaic a : RECKONING , ACCOUNT b : CONSIDERATION , ESTIMATION
3 a : ALLEGATION , CHARGE specifically : one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment <guilty on all count s > b : a specific point under consideration : ISSUE
4 : the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them <bacteria count >
5 a : the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down b : the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn <the count stood at 3 and 2> c : SCORE <tied the count with a minute to play>
6 a : a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces b : the number of threads per square inch in a cloth