census meaning

UK /ˈsɛnsəs/ US /ˈsɛnsəs/ 2 syllables

census (noun): a periodic count of the population.

census has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

census as a noun

  1. a periodic count of the population

    Synonyms: nose count, nosecount

    Type of: count

census as a verb

  1. conduct a census
    • They censused the deer in the forest

    Type of: count

How to pronounce census

census is pronounced /ˈsɛnsəs/ in British English and /ˈsɛnsəs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with census

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