enrollment

[ en-rohl-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act or process of enrolling.
2. the state of being enrolled.
3. the number of persons enrolled, as for a course or in a school.

Other Words From

• preen·rollment noun
• reen·rollment noun
• super·en·rollment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enrollment¹

First recorded in 1525–35; enroll + -ment

Example Sentences

The administration is, however, keeping expectations for enrollment numbers comparatively modest this time around.

From The Daily Beast

Now, with the second ACA enrollment period underway, the Obama administration is renewing its Obamacare celebrity push.

From The Daily Beast

By Kristen Domonell for Life by DailyBurn Did you know that the second Obamacare open enrollment period starts November 15?

From The Daily Beast

A few weeks before, the school had been warned by the state about low enrollment.

From The Daily Beast

My personal standards are indeed quite high, but that has nothing to do with my enrollment in the MOC process.

From The Daily Beast

Enrollment is the term used to describe the registry of a vessel engaged in coastwise or inland navigation or commerce.

From Project Gutenberg

License means the same as enrollment, but is applied to small vessels of twenty tons burden or less.

From Project Gutenberg

A few church schools were organized, but they reached a very small number of children with their enrollment.

From Project Gutenberg

One afternoon soon after my enrollment, I met Ally Merton coming down hill.

From Project Gutenberg

This gives the Baptist and Methodists 90.8 per cent of the total enrollment in these 38 institutions.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• admission
• enlistment
• recruitment