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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Jeddah’s big two, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli, lead the way with average attendances of 34,366 and 23,502, but there are four teams being watched by fewer than 2,000 fans.
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Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
The city has also quietly hosted the nation’s biggest rodeo, the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), for more than three decades, with annual average attendance well over 160,000 since a break for COVID in 2020.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Overall, industry grosses fell close to 9 percent from the prior week, but attendance was largely unchanged.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Her three-day concert weekend at AT&T Stadium had a record attendance of 210,607, according to the stadium's social media.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
The city has also quietly hosted the nation’s biggest rodeo, the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), for more than three decades, with annual average attendance well over 160,000 since a break for COVID in 2020.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Overall, industry grosses fell close to 9 percent from the prior week, but attendance was largely unchanged.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Her three-day concert weekend at AT&T Stadium had a record attendance of 210,607, according to the stadium's social media.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendance. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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