• в счет погашения долга – towards a debt
• засчитываться в счет – count towards
• платёж в счёт погашения кредита – payment towards a loan
• платёж в счёт погашения задолженности – payment towards a debt
• платёж в счёт погашения долга – payment towards a debt
• в целях или в счет уплаты – for or on account of
• в счёт кредита – on account of the loan
• в счет или в отношении – on account of or in relation to
• как в счёт номинальной стоимости акции, так и в качестве премии – whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium
См. также: в соответствии с принципом служебной необходимости, в состоянии алкогольного, наркотического или иного опьянения, в срок, согласованный сторонами, в срочном порядке
The work that students do during the term counts towards their final grade.
Do you agree with the principle that everyone should pay something towards the cost of health care?
The Friends of the Royal Academy raised £10 000 towards the cost of the exhibition. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus)
If the obligations of both parties arise from the same contract, the first party may also set off its obligation against an obligation of the other party which is not ascertained as to its existence or to its amount. ( Article 8.1 (Conditions of set-off) - UNIDROIT)
An example of a situation where they ["against" and "towards"] could be used interchangeably would be "Please apply the overpayment against/towards my existing credit card balance." (StackExchange)
