headcount

  1. Noun.  The act of counting how many people are present in a group.
  2. Noun.  The number of people present in a group or employed by a company.
  3. Noun.  More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context. (Generally used adjectivally.).
  4. Noun.  By extension, one slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person.

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