Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
do not count against
English answer:
are not computed/included
Added to glossary by
Little Woods
Mar 24, 2014 03:45
10 yrs ago
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English term
Vietnam
Preventing clients from unseen failures
Native in: Vietnamese
Works in: English to Vietnamese
count against
English
Other
Insurance
Please help me how I should inderstand "count against" in below sentence? Thank you.
"Additionally, preventive services DO NOT count against the maximums shown in the medical summary."
"Additionally, preventive services DO NOT count against the maximums shown in the medical summary."
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| 5 +3 | are not computed/included |
airmailrpl
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| 3 | are not takev in a negative way |
acetran
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Change log
Mar 25, 2014 12:23: airmailrpl Created KOG entry
Apr 15, 2014 04:25: Little Woods changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/21987">airmailrpl's</a> old entry - "count against"" to ""are not computed/included""
Apr 15, 2014 04:26: Little Woods changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1746502">Little Woods's</a> old entry - "count against"" to ""computed/included""
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
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English
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
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are not computed/included
DO NOT count against => are not computed/included
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are not takev in a negative way
Additionally, preventive services are not taken in a negative way against the maximums shown in the medical summary.
Pl. see the first meaning:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/count against
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Note added at 19 mins (2014-03-24 04:04:06 GMT)
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are not taken in a negative way (Sorry for the typo)
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-24 05:31:56 GMT)
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"I got the feeling that this sentence should be understood as the pay for preventive service is not included or accumulated when we consider the maximum pay of a covered year."
THIS SEEMS CORRECT!
Pl. see the first meaning:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/count against
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Note added at 19 mins (2014-03-24 04:04:06 GMT)
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are not taken in a negative way (Sorry for the typo)
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-24 05:31:56 GMT)
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"I got the feeling that this sentence should be understood as the pay for preventive service is not included or accumulated when we consider the maximum pay of a covered year."
THIS SEEMS CORRECT!
Peer comment(s):
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: Your interpretation is correct but the answer is wrong. 'Taken in a negative way' means something completely different.
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Discussion
Or maybe I should use a neutral expression. Count against may mean "affect" or "influence".
I got the feeling that this sentence should be understood as the pay for preventive service is not included or accumulated when we consider the maximum pay of a covered year.