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

Over the past five years, Home Depot’s average diluted share count used to calculate earnings per share has declined 7.7%, while the average share count for Lowe’s has declined 24.9%.

From MarketWatch

Led by Klaebo, Norway is set to win the overall medal count for fourth straight Winter Games.

From Los Angeles Times

And so much of his brain was drowning in thoughts like, All those times I said the Pledge of Allegiance at school—doesn’t that count for anything?

From Literature

This is because the company’s average diluted share count for the fourth quarter, used to calculate earnings per share, was down 1% from a year earlier.

From MarketWatch

Franzoni said it was nice to see an Italian sweep on home snow, albeit the results count for nothing as racers focus on testing equipment and trying out tactics.

From Barron's