head count
noun
an inventory of people in a group taken by counting individuals.
head counts
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pluralof head count.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Recent VA data shows those head counts continue to decline.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Dimon has more recently acknowledged the deeper changes AI could eventually bring about, beyond what head counts can show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Microsoft and Amazon—once hiring engines—have slowed recruitment and reduced head counts as they race to build data-center capacity and compete globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Some two-thirds of companies said ”managing head counts is still the norm at their companies, as opposed to hiring.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
“Age ban’t everything; ’t is the fashion brains in a man’s head counts most.”
From Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts
