count out

count out
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "count out":
present tense I/you/we/they count out he/she/it counts out present participle counting out past tense counted out past participle counted out
1) to count things one by one

She counted out £100 in £5 notes.

2) count someone out to not include someone in a plan or activity

If you're going to watch the football, you can count me out.

3) count someone out in boxing, to count up to ten, and then say that someone has lost a fight

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