Get to know Headcount better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like count.
Headcount meaning
- The act of counting how many people are present in a group.
- The number of people present in a group or employed by a company.
- More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context. (Generally used adjectivally.)
Synonyms of Headcount
Using Headcount
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of counting how many people are present in a group. | The number of people present in a group or employed by a company. | More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context. (Generally used adjectivally.)
- Useful related words include: head count, count.
- In the example corpus, headcount often appears in combinations such as: its headcount, headcount and, headcount by.
Context around Headcount
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Headcount
- In this selection, "headcount" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, newsroom, company, budgeting, perspective, reduction and rose stand out and add context to how "headcount" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a budgeting headcount perspective and a proper headcount yet. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "headcount" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with headcount
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But we have not taken a proper headcount yet. (9 words)
As Chris pointed out earlier, technical headcount increased approximately 10% across several areas. (13 words)
And then the other piece is, from a headcount perspective and a budgeting headcount perspective. (15 words)
Just in general, we add headcount to our sales organization and we are somewhere around a 100, I think you play the tape forward, we will be about 120. So we are going to continue to grow headcount. (38 words)
For example, our headcount is actually down 5% from where we were kind of mid-2022, we have been very cautious and careful in SG&A and will continue. (29 words)
In an update on Friday (June 2) the firm’s management told investors it expected a 42% reduction in headcount and monthly payroll costs via redundancy and resignations. (28 words)
And then just with some of the headcount reduction, should we expect the majority of that to come out of G&A? (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
First, we can reward local news newsroom headcount — not company headcount or national news company headcount, but local news newsroom headcount.
And then the other piece is, from a headcount perspective and a budgeting headcount perspective.
Just in general, we add headcount to our sales organization and we are somewhere around a 100, I think you play the tape forward, we will be about 120. So we are going to continue to grow headcount.
Additionally, the company notes that ZTO’s headcount and employee costs are likely twice as high as those reported.
And I ask because when we look at your headcount, it's much larger than some of your peers.
And then just with some of the headcount reduction, should we expect the majority of that to come out of G&A?
Apple grew its revenues by 52% since 2019, but its headcount rose just 19%, according to Munster.
As a result, we are currently at a headcount level below where we ended September.
As Chris pointed out earlier, technical headcount increased approximately 10% across several areas.
Because we can have, for example, in third quarter last year, just to give you an example, third quarter last year, our headcount growth went up.
But a September email from Sony specified a full-time employee max headcount of 470, down from its current estimated 485 employees.
But we have not taken a proper headcount yet.
CEO Andy Jassy has been reducing Amazon's headcount after roughly doubling it during the pandemic in response to surging online sales.
Crucially, the organisation has not had to increase its headcount to compensate for the reduction in hours.
For example, our headcount is actually down 5% from where we were kind of mid-2022, we have been very cautious and careful in SG&A and will continue.
Headcount reductions across cultivation, manufacturing, and other areas of operations are expected to generate CAD45 million to CAD50 million in annualized cost of goods sold savings.
He said Cavalcante was identified as missing after a headcount, more than an hour after the video was taken.
Hint: The decline is seen as a result of decreased demand — particularly in transactional practices — and increased headcount.
In an update on Friday (June 2) the firm’s management told investors it expected a 42% reduction in headcount and monthly payroll costs via redundancy and resignations.
It already laid off 4% of its more than 3,000 staff when it combined with Countryside, but it now expects to reduce its headcount further.
Common combinations with headcount
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- its headcount 11×
- headcount and 10×
- headcount by 8×
- headcount in 8×
- headcount of 7×
- the headcount 6×
- headcount reductions 6×
- headcount is 5×
- in headcount 5×
- headcount for 4×