count against

English translation: are not computed/included

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English term or phrase:do not count against
Selected answer:are not computed/included
Entered by: Little Woods

03:45 Mar 24, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Insurance
English term or phrase: count against
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."
Little Woods
Vietnam
are not computed/included
Explanation:
DO NOT count against => are not computed/included
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 08:48
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +3are not computed/included
airmailrpl
3are not takev in a negative way
acetran


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
are not computed/included


Explanation:
DO NOT count against => are not computed/included

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
56 mins
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agree  Charles Davis
1 hr
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agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
9 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
are not takev in a negative way


Explanation:
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!

acetran
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tina Vonhof (X): Your interpretation is correct but the answer is wrong. 'Taken in a negative way' means something completely different.
10 hrs
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