HEADCOUNTS

Scrabble

WWF

H(4) E(1) A(1) D(2) C(3) O(1) U(1) N(1) T(1) S(1)

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Definition

noun

The act of counting how many people are present in a group.
The number of people present in a group or employed by a company.
More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context. (Generally used adjectivally.)
“Due to economic difficulties, the company will be making headcount adjustments.”
By extension, one slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person.
“I've convinced management to give us one more headcount, to take some work off the rest of us.”