Headcount

//ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of counting how many people are present in a group.

    "Let's take a quick headcount, to make sure we're all here."

  2. 2
    number of people in a particular group wordnet
  3. 3
    The number of people present in a group or employed by a company.

    "The company's headcount on January 1 was 15,203."

  4. 4
    More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context. (Generally used adjectivally.)

    "Due to economic difficulties, the company will be making headcount adjustments."

  5. 5
    By extension, one slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person.

    "I've convinced management to give us one more headcount, to take some work off the rest of us."

Etymology

From head + count.

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