count off

verb, noun — 2 senses

count off

verbalso spelled count-off
1

To count (a number of things), typically aloud.

  • He counted off the children as they entered the coach.
  • He told the children to count off as they entered the coach.
Derived terms
count-off

count-off

noun

Etymology Deverbal from count off.

1

The act of counting off.

Related terms
countdown, countout

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