headcount

== English == === Alternative forms === head count === Etymology === From head +‎ count. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/ === Noun === headcount (plural headcounts) The act of counting how many people are present in a group. The number of people present in a group or employed by a company. More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context. (Generally used adjectivally.) By extension, one slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====