headcount

/ˈhedkaʊnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhedkaʊnt/ (ame, ipa)

headcount — noun

  • headcountsingular
  • headcountsplural

1. a check done to find how many people have arrived or are still there

1.名詞B2
釋義

a check done to find how many people have arrived or are still there

例句

The guide did a quick headcount before the class entered the cave.

do a headcount before an activity starts

After lunch, Soraya repeated the headcount to make sure nobody was missing.

同義詞
  • roll call

    usually means calling names aloud one by one

  • attendance check

    focuses on confirming who is present rather than the final figure

用法筆記

Often follows do, take, or conduct. Use this sense for the checking action itself; sense 2 is the number you get from that check.

常見錯誤

❌We headcounted the class before leaving.
✅We did a headcount of the class before leaving.
💡'headcount' is usually used as a noun, not a verb, in standard learner English.

2. how many people a group, company, building, or event has altogether

2.名詞B2
釋義

how many people a group, company, building, or event has altogether

例句

The hospital's weekend headcount dropped after two nurses went on leave.

staff headcount in an organization

Festival organizers expect the final headcount to reach twenty thousand tonight.

final headcount reach [number]

同義詞
  • staffing

    often includes whether there are enough workers, not only the number

  • workforce

    usually means the people themselves rather than the numerical total

  • attendance

    more common for people present at one meeting, class, or event

用法筆記

Common in business, schools, hospitals, and events when people talk about the size of a staff, group, or crowd. Unlike sense 1, this names the total, not the counting process.

常見錯誤

❌Our headcount are increasing.
✅Our headcount is increasing.
💡this use of 'headcount' is treated as a singular noun for the total number of people.