Headcounts

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The total quantity of individuals present or recorded in a group or organization
2. The full tally of persons counted or attending an event or within a team
3. The complete summation of people considered or registered in a specific place or context

Etymology: "Headcounts" is simply the plural of "headcount," a noun formed by joining "head" and "count." Here "head" is used in its old sense of an individual person, as in the phrase "a dozen head of cattle" and in the everyday "per head," so a headcount is literally a tally of heads, or people. The word is a plain compound with no hidden story, and its meaning follows directly from its parts: the number of people present, whether in a room, a school, or a company.

Synonyms: tallies, counts, numbers, roll calls, registrations