headcountn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdkaʊnt/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, count n.¹

Etymology: < head n.¹ + count n.¹ Compare earlier head-counting n.

Originally U.S.

1. An act of counting the number of people present; the action or process of ascertaining the total number of people (or sometimes things) in a particular category; a census.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > counting people

numberingc1325

numbera1382

lustrum1598

capitation1646

poll1659

roll-calling1752

roll-call1763

census1769

conscription1797

head-counting1831

roller1883

headcount1913

1913 D. S. Hulfish Motion-pict. Work ii. 172 An actual ‘head count’ of the patronage of the neighboring or competing theaters must be made.

1924 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 11 596 His data are based very largely upon head counts and not upon the number of infected plants.

1927 Science 4 Mar. p. xiv/1 Census figures before 1741 in China were misleading because the head count included only males between 16 and 60 years.

1963 J. F. Kennedy in N.Y. Times 4 Apr. 10 It's bound to be a generalized figure, because it's impossible to take a detailed head count.

1995 L. Garrett Coming Plague (new ed.) xiv. 509 Estimates of the size of the nation's homeless population ranged from about 200,000 to 2,200,000, based on head counts in emergency shelters and a variety of statistical approaches to the problem.

2001 Science 13 July 191/3 He doubts many researchers will sign up but hasn't taken a ‘head count’ of potential users.

2. The total number of people (or occasionally things) counted on a particular occasion or belonging to a certain category; spec. the total number of (permanent) employees in a particular organization.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > action of calculating or counting

accountc1300

numberingc1325

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enumerating1864

headcount1913

1913 D. S. Hulfish Motion-pict. Work ii. 175 The ‘head count’ for a town so small that only one theater is possible may be taken from the census reports.

1947 E. C. Ropes in M. Ezekiel Towards World Prosperity x. 199 A million cattle were driven about 2,000 miles along the roads..and arrived at their destinations with a higher head count than when they started.

1958 Operations Res. 6 839 The total plantwide headcount, X_i, in any given week, i, is the decision variable for each stage of the decision process.

1989 Managem. Today July 32/4 He reduced the headcount by over half to under 2,000.

2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. 13/4 The integration of Phoenix would raise London Bridge's worldwide headcount to 750 and has prompted a restructuring of senior management at the company.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	headcount
释义	headcountn. Brit. /ˈhɛdkaʊnt/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, count n.¹ Etymology: < head n.¹ + count n.¹ Compare earlier head-counting n. Originally U.S. 1. An act of counting the number of people present; the action or process of ascertaining the total number of people (or sometimes things) in a particular category; a census. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > counting people numberingc1325 numbera1382 lustrum1598 capitation1646 poll1659 roll-calling1752 roll-call1763 census1769 conscription1797 head-counting1831 roller1883 headcount1913 1913 D. S. Hulfish Motion-pict. Work ii. 172 An actual ‘head count’ of the patronage of the neighboring or competing theaters must be made. 1924 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 11 596 His data are based very largely upon head counts and not upon the number of infected plants. 1927 Science 4 Mar. p. xiv/1 Census figures before 1741 in China were misleading because the head count included only males between 16 and 60 years. 1963 J. F. Kennedy in N.Y. Times 4 Apr. 10 It's bound to be a generalized figure, because it's impossible to take a detailed head count. 1995 L. Garrett Coming Plague (new ed.) xiv. 509 Estimates of the size of the nation's homeless population ranged from about 200,000 to 2,200,000, based on head counts in emergency shelters and a variety of statistical approaches to the problem. 2001 Science 13 July 191/3 He doubts many researchers will sign up but hasn't taken a ‘head count’ of potential users. 2. The total number of people (or occasionally things) counted on a particular occasion or belonging to a certain category; spec. the total number of (permanent) employees in a particular organization. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > action of calculating or counting accountc1300 numberingc1325 telling1340 calculingc1374 countingc1380 accountinga1387 summinga1387 calculation1393 count?a1400 computationc1425 reckoningc1425 numeration?a1475 supputation?a1475 compute1531 calcule1601 summing up1607 computing1629 subduction1656 enumerating1864 headcount1913 1913 D. S. Hulfish Motion-pict. Work ii. 175 The ‘head count’ for a town so small that only one theater is possible may be taken from the census reports. 1947 E. C. Ropes in M. Ezekiel Towards World Prosperity x. 199 A million cattle were driven about 2,000 miles along the roads..and arrived at their destinations with a higher head count than when they started. 1958 Operations Res. 6 839 The total plantwide headcount, X_i, in any given week, i, is the decision variable for each stage of the decision process. 1989 Managem. Today July 32/4 He reduced the headcount by over half to under 2,000. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. 13/4 The integration of Phoenix would raise London Bridge's worldwide headcount to 750 and has prompted a restructuring of senior management at the company. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913
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