Word info

double count

Speech parts

1. double count - Noun

2. double count - Verb

Meaning

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

Alternative form of double-count

The process of or results of a second tally, for purposes of accuracy and/or safety.
For controlled substances' prescriptions pharmacists do a double-count as a matter of course.

An error in accounting etc. where something is counted more than once.

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

To perform a double-count, to count twice.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

double-count

Examples

If you double count some votes, that makes other votes disenfranchised. John Ensign

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