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headcount

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/

The English word “headcount” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of counting how many people are present in a group.
  2. The number of people present in a group or employed by a company.
  3. More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context.
  4. One slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person.

Etymology

From head + count.

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