enrollment
Americannoun
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enrollments
plural
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the act or process of enrolling.
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the state of being enrolled.
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the number of persons enrolled, as for a course or in a school.
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Origin of enrollment
Explanation
When you sign up for something, like a new school, a medical trial, or a club, that's enrollment. Your enrollment in that art class is dependent on paying your tuition bill first! In voting, enrollment means adding someone's name to the electoral roll after they've registered to vote. And in college, enrollment means the process of matriculating, or formally becoming a student at a university. You can also use this word for the total number of students at a school: "The preschool's enrollment is down this year." Enrollment is from the verb enroll and its Old French source, enroller which means "write in a register."
Example Sentences
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The improved ratings could support Humana’s efforts to strengthen its Medicare Advantage margins, though the financial impact will depend on enrollment in qualifying contracts and applicable payment calculations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
However, its enrollment has exploded in recent years as regular carriers have pulled out of fire-prone neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
While most of the nation’s 64 million Medicare recipients will have plenty of options, some changes underscore the importance of shopping during open enrollment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
In practice, there’s no real difference between a microschool and private school — neither has a limit on enrollment.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Garrett snuck into his mother’s office and copied the address off the master enrollment sheet.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
This has led to a surge in enrollments at Japanese language schools as well as people signing up to take the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, local media reported.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The brief says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA marketplaces, canceled 250,000 unauthorized enrollments and identified 200,000 unauthorized plan switches in 2025.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
CMS also imposed a six-month nationwide freeze External link on new Medicare enrollments for hospices and home health agencies starting mid-May.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
Indiana officials plan to announce this week the state is pausing new enrollments of autism-therapy providers with its Medicaid program, said Marcus Barlow, a senior official at the state agency overseeing Medicaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Although their numbers today are dramatically down from their peak enrollments, haenyeo remains an extremely important part of South Korean life.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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