countable
adjective
count·able
ˈkau̇n-tə-bəl 
: capable of being counted
especially
: capable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers
a countable set
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Those four additions brought the Broncos’ countable offseason roster total over the NFL’s offseason limit of 90.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
However, the massive gold deposits in California inspired Congress to authorize a gold coin that was twice as big as a way to turn the Golden State’s riches into spendable and countable money.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
The shift removed a previous rule in which the maximum number of countable coaches was 11.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Remove that amount from the countable revenue, and that substantial operating shortfall of $34.1 million becomes a $108.6 million crater.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
However, the massive gold deposits in California inspired Congress to authorize a gold coin that was twice as big as a way to turn the Golden State’s riches into spendable and countable money.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
The shift removed a previous rule in which the maximum number of countable coaches was 11.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Remove that amount from the countable revenue, and that substantial operating shortfall of $34.1 million becomes a $108.6 million crater.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for countable
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“Countable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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