head count

noun

: an act of counting the number of people at a place, event, etc.
She did a head count to make sure all the students were on the bus.

Examples of head count in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That doesn’t include further head count reductions and layoffs this year. Michael Wayland,robert Ferris, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024 Esprit: 65 in the U.S. The fashion brand shed 65 jobs at its New York headquarters in Manhattan, bringing its new total head count to just 50. Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024 Its slate has not ramped up, the company hasn’t expanded in head count or office space. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024 EchoStar closed out the quarter with 8.07 million pay-TV subscribers, a head count that includes 6.08 million Dish TV customers, with Sling TV accounting for the remainder. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for head count 

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“Head count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20count. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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