headcount

ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt

Definition

Definition of headcount - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

workforcenumber of people in a group or company

The headcount for the event was 150.

census

tally

staffing

consideration of staffing levels in a company

The manager reviewed the headcount for the new project.

census

tally

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Expressions with headcount

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take a headcount

count how many people are present in a group

Let's take a headcount before we leave.

Origin of headcount

English, head (leader) + count (tally)

Examples of headcount in a sentence

We need to verify the headcount before the trip.
The company plans to increase its headcount next year.
Headcount reduction was necessary due to budget cuts.

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French:effectif, ...
German:Mitarbeiterzahl, Personalstärke, ...
Italian:conteggio del personale, organico, ...
Spanish:censo, conteo de personal, ...
Portuguese:número de pessoas, quadro de pessoal, ...
Chinese:人数统计, 员工人数, ...
Japanese:人数, スタッフ数, ...
Arabic:عَدَد الْمُوَظَّفِينَ, قُوَّة الْعَمَل, ...
Hebrew:מִסְפַּר הָאֲנָשִׁים, מַצֶּבֶת כּוֹחַ אָדָם, ...
Russian:численность, численность персонала, ...
Ukrainian:кількість учасників, кількість персоналу, ...
Hindi:कर्मचारी संख्या, स्टाफिंग स्तर, ...
Bengali:লোকসংখ্যা, কর্মী সংখ্যা, ...
Catalan:recompte de persones, personal, ...
Czech:počet zaměstnanců, personální stav, ...
Danish:antal personer, personaleantal, ...
Dutch:personeelsbestand, personeelsbezetting, ...
Greek:αριθμός ατόμων, στελέχωση, ...
Hungarian:létszám, munkaerő-állomány, ...
Khmer:ចំនួនបុគ្គលិក, កម្លាំងពលកម្ម, ...
Korean:인원 수, 인원, ...
Persian:تعداد افراد, تعداد کارکنان, ...
Polish:liczba uczestników, liczba pracowników, ...
Portuguese (BR):efetivo, quadro de funcionários, ...
Romanian:număr de persoane, efectiv, ...
Swedish:personalstyrka, ...
Thai:จำนวนคน, การนับจำนวนพนักงาน, ...
Turkish:katılımcı sayısı, çalışan sayısı, ...
Vietnamese:số lượng nhân sự, số lượng nhân viên, ...

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