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Rareheadcount
The correct spelling is headcount.
How to pronounce headcount
noun
Say it like: Hee-dco-wnt
The correct spelling is headcount. The act of counting how many people are present in a group. For example: "Due to economic difficulties, the company will be making headcount adjustments."
Usage Examples
“Due to economic difficulties, the company will be making headcount adjustments.”
“I've convinced management to give us one more headcount, to take some work off the rest of us.”
Definition
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. (Generally used adjectivally.)
- 4.By extension, one slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person.
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