headcount
/ˈhedkaʊnt/noun
उच्चारण हेड्काउन्ट
गिनती, (उपस्थित लोगों की) सिर-गिनती
Core word
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[C]
an act of counting the number of people who are present somewhere
गिनती, (उपस्थित लोगों की) सिर-गिनती
- The teacher did a quick headcount before the bus left.
- Before the trek began, the guide took a headcount.
- We did a headcount at the end of the trip to make sure nobody was missing.
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- The head of the school asked for an immediate headcount in the hall.
- A quick headcount showed that two students were absent.
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[C, usually singular]
the number of people employed by an organization
कर्मचारियों की संख्या
- The company plans to reduce its headcount by ten per cent.
- Rising costs forced the firm to freeze its headcount.
- The firm is struggling with a growing headcount.
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- Hiring was stopped to keep headcount low.
- The department's headcount rose to eighty-five.
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a headcount / the headcount (noun)
A headcount is the act of counting the people present, or the number of people employed by an organisation.
Headcount उपस्थित लोगों की गिनती का कार्य, या किसी संस्था में कार्यरत लोगों की संख्या है।
- The teacher did a headcount before the bus left.
- The company plans to reduce its headcount.
do / take a headcount
Do or take is used for the act of counting; the number is called the headcount.
गिनती करने के लिए 'do' या 'take' आता है; संख्या को headcount कहते हैं।
- Please take a headcount at the gate.
headcount of + number
Use of or at with the number: a headcount of two hundred.
संख्या के साथ 'of' या 'at' आता है: a headcount of two hundred।
- The factory has a headcount of eight hundred.
headcount cuts / freeze / reduction
In business English the word is used for staffing decisions, such as headcount cuts.
Business English में यह शब्द कर्मचारी संख्या के निर्णयों के लिए आता है, जैसे headcount cuts।
- The bank announced a headcount freeze for the year.
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verb + headcount
dotakereduceincreasecutfreeze
- The guide took a headcount before the group left the fort.
adjective + headcount
totalfinalaccurateaveragecurrentoverall
- The final headcount showed forty-two students.
headcount + noun
reductionfreezetargetfigurereportgrowth
- The company set a new headcount target for next year.
headcount + preposition
headcount ofheadcount atheadcount inheadcount across
- The headcount in the school rose this year.
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- The class teacher took a headcount before the trip to the museum.
कक्षा-शिक्षक ने संग्रहालय की यात्रा से पहले headcount लिया।
- The bank's headcount has risen to nearly nine thousand.
बैंक के कर्मचारियों की संख्या लगभग नौ हज़ार तक पहुँच गई है।
- Radhika was asked to do a headcount of the volunteers.
राधिका से स्वयंसेवकों का headcount करने को कहा गया।
- A quick headcount showed that two students were missing.
तुरंत की गिनती से पता चला कि दो विद्यार्थी अनुपस्थित हैं।
- The company announced a freeze on headcount until March.
कंपनी ने मार्च तक कर्मचारी संख्या बढ़ाने पर रोक की घोषणा की।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are related to counting people, but they have different uses.
ये शब्द लोगों की गिनती से जुड़े हैं, पर इनके उपयोग अलग हैं।
The number of people present, or employed.
उपस्थित या कार्यरत लोगों की संख्या।
- The headcount is fifty.
An official count of a whole population.
पूरी जनसंख्या की आधिकारिक गिनती।
- The census is held every ten years.
Calling out names to check who is present.
कौन उपस्थित है यह जाँचने के लिए नाम पुकारना।
- The teacher took the roll call.