count off

See also: count-off

English

Verb

count off (third-person singular simple present counts off, present participle counting off, simple past and past participle counted off)

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

   Coordinate terms: count out, read off

   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 (noun)