point count

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [point kount]
- /pɔɪnt kaʊnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [point kount]
- /pɔɪnt kaʊnt/

Definitions of point count words

noun point count a method of evaluating the strength of a hand by assigning a numerical value to high cards and to certain combinations and distributions of cards in the hand. 1
noun point count the total number of points in one player's hand. 1
noun point count a method of evaluating a player's hand in terms of points assigned to it for high cards and extremes of suit distribution 0
noun point count the total of such points 0

See all 4 definitions of point count

Information block about the term

Origin of point count

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Point count

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Point count

point count popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

point count usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer