count for

Idioms  

1. Have importance or worth, as in Doesn't his long tenure count for anything? or Does this tournament count for computer points? This usage employs count in the sense of “enter into a reckoning.” [Mid-1800s]

2. count for nothing . Have no influence or effect, as in All his work counts for nothing since they've dropped the project . This idiom was first recorded in 1861.

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Example Sentences

Management has guided for 20% growth in healthcare product count for 2026, signaling continued market-share gains amid faster innovative drug launches and stricter compliance, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Don’t those times count for something? Because he’s never hurt me.”

From Literature

Instead of a lump sum, you’ll receive a payment each month for a given period, and those payments do count for your income taxes.

From Salon

They found that "the performance of the object detection model was poor when applied to Giant's Causeway footage, failing to arrive at a plausible count for attendance in this setting".

From BBC

But does playing an iconic character that inspires a super-popular Halloween costume count for something?

From Los Angeles Times