head count
noun
: 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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For larger companies, major corporations have been aggressively deploying AI tools to streamline operations and in some cases, cutting head count.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Paramount, in the wake of its merger with Skydance, is laying off about 2,000 workers, about 10% of its total head count.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Amazon has been trimming head count across the company since late 2022, resulting in more than 27,000 job cuts.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
As several companies have already mandated mass layoffs across departments, workers are wary about how their employers could adjust head count going into 2026.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Paramount, in the wake of its merger with Skydance, is laying off about 2,000 workers, about 10% of its total head count.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Amazon has been trimming head count across the company since late 2022, resulting in more than 27,000 job cuts.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
As several companies have already mandated mass layoffs across departments, workers are wary about how their employers could adjust head count going into 2026.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for head count
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“Head count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20count. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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