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head count
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head count
(noun)
head count
noun
plural
head counts
head count
noun
plural
head counts
Britannica Dictionary definition of HEAD COUNT
[
count
]
:
an act of counting the number of people at a place, event, etc.
She
did a head count
to make sure all the students were on the bus.
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