recuento

Definitions of recuento
  1. noun
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
    synonyms: contaje, conteo, cuenta, cómputo, enumeración, escrutinio, numeración
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    types:
    censo, empadronamiento, padrón
    a periodic count of the population
    cuenta atrás, retrocuenta
    counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
    type of:
    investigación
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
  2. noun
    an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
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    type of:
    contaje, conteo, cuenta, cómputo, enumeración, escrutinio, numeración
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
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