attendance
noun
at·ten·dance
ə-ˈten-dən(t)s 
1
: the act or fact of attending something or someone
a physician in attendance
Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.
2
a
: the persons or number of persons attending something
Attendance at the soccer games has been increasing.
also
: an account of persons attending
The teacher took attendance [=made a record of who was present] before starting class.
b
: the number of times a person attends
a student who has perfect attendance [=a student who has been present at every class]
Examples of attendance in a Sentence
The team wants to double attendance at its games this season.
Attendance is down so far this season.
Museum attendances in the city have been increasing in recent years.
Her grades are good, but how's her attendance?
Recent Examples on the Web
The Roommate, starring Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone, was a near sell-out at the Booth, with attendance at 97% of capacity for its opening week.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
Rest assured, that low attendance is strictly a factor of location (Great Basin is far from everything), because the landscape is destination-worthy, from the craggy 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak to the underground world of Lehman Cave.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Instead of hot feuds and compelling storylines, AEW finds itself in the midst of consistently low TV viewership and shockingly poor attendance at TV tapings, which has drawn comparisons to the dying days of WCW.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Disney : Concerns about attendance at its theme parks overshadowed streaming profits and better-than-expected headline results .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
Rest assured, that low attendance is strictly a factor of location (Great Basin is far from everything), because the landscape is destination-worthy, from the craggy 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak to the underground world of Lehman Cave.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Instead of hot feuds and compelling storylines, AEW finds itself in the midst of consistently low TV viewership and shockingly poor attendance at TV tapings, which has drawn comparisons to the dying days of WCW.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Disney : Concerns about attendance at its theme parks overshadowed streaming profits and better-than-expected headline results .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendance. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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attendance
noun
at·ten·dance
ə-ˈten-dən(t)s
1
: the act of attending
2
a
: the number of persons attending
b
: the number of times a person attends
perfect attendance
Medical Definition
attendance
noun
at·ten·dance
ə-ˈten-dən(t)s
: service at a hospital
a physician in attendance
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