enrollment
Americannoun
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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.
Other Word Forms
- preenrollment noun
- reenrollment noun
- superenrollment noun
Etymology
Origin of enrollment
Example Sentences
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Enrollment in the privately-run plans has steadily grown to surpass enrollment in traditional Medicare plans operated by the government.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
The adoption of automatic enrollment has gone a long way toward getting Americans to save more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
“We won’t know official numbers until summer, but I expect future surveys will reflect continued enrollment declines and stark budgeting tradeoffs,” Montz said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Centene expects its Affordable Care Act enrollment to drop to 3.5 million by the end of Q1, from 5.5 million in December.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
In the fall of 1952, when Bobby was nine, Regina secured scholarship enrollment for him in Brooklyn Community Woodward, a progressive grade school of approximately 150 children.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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