26984 words

attendance

9 definitions • 11 examples
1
the fact of going somewhere such as a church, school, etc. regularly:

Examples:

Attendance at lectures is compulsory.
2
the number of people who go to an event, meeting, etc.:

Examples:

Attendances at church are falling.
3
present with someone and helping or taking care of them :

Examples:

He never goes out without his security men in attendance.
4
the fact of being at an event or going to a place:

Examples:

Attendance at rehearsals is required.
5
Attendance is also the number of people present:

Examples:

Annual attendance at the museum is nearly 100,000.
6
the number of people who are present at a place or an event:

Examples:

average/poor/record attendance Average attendance has dropped noticeably since the ticket price increase.
a decline/drop/increase in attendances
7
the act of being present at something, especially work:

Examples:

attendance rate/figures The Royal Mail introduced a scheme in which employees with a 100% attendance rate would be entered into a prize draw.
Attendance at this meeting is compulsory.
8
with someone and helping them or taking care of them:

Examples:

He never goes out without his personal assistant in attendance.
9
present at a place or event:

Examples:

Delegates in attendance at the conference included a number from blue-chip companies.

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