countable

adjective

Definition of countablenext
as in few

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Recent Examples of countable The moves would bring the Broncos to 93 on their offseason roster (92 countable players with punter Jeremy Crawshaw’s international roster exemption), meaning corresponding cuts are coming to ensure the club stays at the NFL’s offseason limit of 90. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 11 May 2026 Families can also create irrevocable trusts to remove countable assets towards Medicaid qualification, but remember, irrevocable trusts are usually unchangeable. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 May 2026 This allowance lowers countable income and typically results in a higher benefit. — JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025 Chancery Court found Chambliss made a persuasive case at this early stage in the litigation that the NCAA unreasonably denied him eligibility to play a fourth countable season of college football in what will be his sixth year of college. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for countable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countable
  1. few
  2. limited
Adjective
  • There's plenty of everything close at hand, with the main shopping streets, attractions, swank cocktail spots, and excellent restaurants a few minutes' walk away.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ilya is looking for work as an assistant, and the professor, with his dandyish nerd arrogance, tells him to look at a paper he’s written and come back in a few days.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • On many days, limited regular sun should be fine, even on cloudy days.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • DeKalb County on Thursday filed a lawsuit alleging that two limited liability companies associated with the founder of a local film studio breached a land-exchange contract with the county involving Intrenchment Creek Park.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Countable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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