count up
phr. v..phr. v.. to add a group of things or people together to find the total number.
phr. v.. to calculate the sum of a collection of items or individuals by enumerating them one by one.
The teacher counts up the students before the bus leaves.
At the end of the night, the shop owner counts up the money in the register to check the profits.
After the ballots were collected, the committee spent several hours counting up the votes to ensure the final tally was perfectly accurate.
often used when you have a physical pile of things to check.
contrast with 'count on' (to rely) or 'count down' (to wait for an event); 'count up' emphasizes the process of reaching a total.
He counts up of the coins.He counts up the coins.the verb is transitive and takes the object directly without the preposition 'of'.