en·roll·ment

[en-rohl-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act or process of enrolling.
2.
the state of being enrolled.
3.
the number of persons enrolled, as for a course or in a school.
Also, en·rol·ment.


Origin:
1525–35; enroll + -ment

pre·en·roll·ment, noun
re·en·roll·ment, noun
su·per·en·roll·ment, noun
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enrolment or (US) enrollment (ɪnˈrəʊlmənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act of enrolling or state of being enrolled
2.  a list of people enrolled
3.  the total number of people enrolled
 
enrollment or (US) enrollment
 
n

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enrollment
also enrolment, 1530s, from enroll + -ment.
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Example sentences
The law specifies no minimum enrollment period, and subsidy levels will also
  change as income rises and falls.
Our adult programs, consequently, are experiencing a steady decrease in
  enrollment a trend that has been developing for years.
For the following two years he studied physical science and math, and used his
  enrollment to delay conscription into the army.
Rather their objective has shifted to increased enrollment, so as much, with
  average quality of graduate students visibly falling.
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