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
Red Rocks Amphitheatre has set several attendance records for 2025, according to Billboard and Pollstar Magazine.
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Austen Erblat, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The $10,000 bonus for air traffic controllers who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown isn’t really a $10,000 bonus, for instance.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2025, at a time when the Hollywood industry bemoaned the lack of movie theater attendance, it's become the year that anime cut through the cacophony of entertainment choices to become an undeniable box-office draw.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The committee to address child care costs met three times, but attendance was thin.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Austen Erblat, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The $10,000 bonus for air traffic controllers who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown isn’t really a $10,000 bonus, for instance.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2025, at a time when the Hollywood industry bemoaned the lack of movie theater attendance, it's become the year that anime cut through the cacophony of entertainment choices to become an undeniable box-office draw.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The committee to address child care costs met three times, but attendance was thin.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendance. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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