Attendance (noun)

1. The action or state of being present at a particular place or event.
2. The number of people present at a particular event or place.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french atendance, from atendre "attend", from latin attendere, from ad- "to" + tendere "stretch, extend".

Examples:

1. The attendance at the concert was quite impressive, with over 10,000 people in attendance.
2. The teacher took attendance before starting the class.
3. The attendance record shows that the student has been absent for several days.
4. There was a good attendance at the meeting despite the bad weather.
5. The attendance at the game was affected by the opposing team's poor performance.