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?
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Building on last year's record-breaking attendance, when over 275,000 fans watched McLaren’s Lando Norris take his maiden Formula 1 victory, this year’s event brings with it the most wide open Formula 1 campaign in the race’s short history.
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Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
However, most Americans do not have the day off of work, and planning a protest for the middle of the workweek is a tricky proposition for mass attendance.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Montjuic, Barcelona’s largely unloved temporary home as Camp Nou is rebuilt, welcomed its highest attendance, 50,314, since the club moved in.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Before she’s rounded out into a full person, Ginny is a font of easy cracks about Burning Man attendance and beach yoga.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 1 May 2025
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Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
However, most Americans do not have the day off of work, and planning a protest for the middle of the workweek is a tricky proposition for mass attendance.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Montjuic, Barcelona’s largely unloved temporary home as Camp Nou is rebuilt, welcomed its highest attendance, 50,314, since the club moved in.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Before she’s rounded out into a full person, Ginny is a font of easy cracks about Burning Man attendance and beach yoga.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 1 May 2025
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“Attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendance. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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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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