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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Trump endorses House Speaker Mike Johnson amid Republican infighting
Johnson, who angered some in his own party during last month's legislative fight to fund the government and avoid the shutdown, might be able to lose only one member's support during Friday's vote -- depending on attendance.
—
Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
In January 2024, Trump made a similar comment on the one in October, when talking about wife Melania Trump's attendance at the funeral for Carter's late wife, Rosalynn.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In 2018, the last year official statistics were provided, attendance for the week reached a staggering 719,000, with over 200,000 attending Saturday.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
At 2024 prices, that would be as much as $235 million, meaning attendance is down as much as half from those years.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
In January 2024, Trump made a similar comment on the one in October, when talking about wife Melania Trump's attendance at the funeral for Carter's late wife, Rosalynn.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In 2018, the last year official statistics were provided, attendance for the week reached a staggering 719,000, with over 200,000 attending Saturday.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
At 2024 prices, that would be as much as $235 million, meaning attendance is down as much as half from those years.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendance. Accessed 7 Jan. 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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