attendance
noun
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Definition of attendance
1
: the act or fact of attending something or someone
a physician in attendance Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.
2a
: 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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The attendance and atmosphere that the fans have given us has been amazing. — Cheryl Wray, al, "Legion FC appreciative as fans flock for first season," 21 Aug. 2019 Thrown into this teeming cauldron was a first baseman from Oakland, the son of a pastor who made church attendance and participation mandatory for his children. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "The Hard, Historic Roads That Lead to Baseball's Magic Number: .400," 8 Aug. 2019 Though Balvin is only one of two Latin artists on the Lollapalooza lineup this year, the attendance and (excitement) was enough to indicate that music festivals may see a benefit to including more Latin artists. — Taylor Weatherby, Billboard, "Lollapalooza Day 3 Highlights: J Balvin Makes History, Lil Wayne Debuts an 'Old Town Road' Remix & More," 4 Aug. 2019 Toward the end of the event, all dogs in attendance and their owners posed for a group photo in Pinecrest’s Central Park. — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland.com, "Guinness World Record for largest dog photo shoot shattered at Pinecrest," 4 Aug. 2019 Immigrant-heavy churches in areas where the raids where scheduled to take place had noticeably lower attendance, and businesses in immigrant-heavy neighborhoods in Chicago, Atlanta and Miami reported very light traffic. — Vandana Ravikumar, USA TODAY, "'Operation Border Resolve' ICE raids, touted by President Donald Trump, net 35 arrests, officials say," 16 July 2019 And research by Susan Dynarski of the University of Michigan and Judith Scott-Clayton of Columbia University concludes that both attendance and completion rates are higher when education is more affordable. — The Economist, "Should university be free?," 16 July 2019 But religious animosity can’t be allowed to obscure the powerful connection between church attendance and suicide prevention. — Ericka Andersen, WSJ, "Is God the Answer to the Suicide Epidemic?," 11 July 2019 Some people argue that summer school doesn’t need special activities or rewards for attendance and good behavior, but the enrichment is key to getting kids to engage in their lessons, said Denise Delgado, the foundation’s executive director. — Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, "Want to prevent summer learning loss in your kids? Don’t forget to include fun, experts say.," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'attendance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for attendance
attendance
noun
English Language Learners Definition of attendance
: the number of people present at an event, meeting, etc.
: the act of being present at a place
: a record of how often a person goes to classes, meetings, etc.
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attendance
noun
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Kids Definition of attendance
1
: presence at a place
Attendance is required.
2
: a record of how often a person is present at a place
These students have perfect attendance.
3
: the number of people present
Attendance is up at the theater.
attendance
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Medical Definition of attendance
: service at a hospital
a physician in attendance
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