Learn English – Word for number of people in a room

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Is there a single word for the number of people currently in a room? For example, the room has a capacity of 50, but the current ? is only 3.

Best Answer

If you want a word that matches up with capacity, you can use occupancy for this. Per the OED:

  1. a. The condition of being an occupant; the fact of occupying; the act of taking, or fact of holding, actual possession, esp. of land (spec. in Law, the taking possession of something not belonging to any one, as constituting a title to it); actual holding of or residence in a place; = OCCUPATION1, 2.

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  1. a. The state of being occupied or busy; = OCCUPATION 4.

    b. Teleph. The proportion of the time during which a circuit or device is handling calls.

    c. The proportion of accommodation occupied or used.

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