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in-ROHLM-uh-nt/ɪnˈrəʊlmənt/

Enrolment is the act of enrolling, or the number of people enrolled (UK spelling): enrolment on a course; falling enrolment. Enrol is the verb (already in the dictionary); registration is a close twin; US enrollment has two l’s — a classic spelling trap. Quote enrolment in the college table, then the year. Mix-up: enrolment vs employment; unroll; do not write enrolment for a slogan “join us” with no n.

Meaning

The act of enrolling, or the number of people enrolled (UK spelling).

Examples

• “Quote enrolment in the college table, then the year, not a prospectus slogan.”
• “Enrolment on the electoral register featured in the citizenship paper, which is the official-list sense — still name the ward.”

Good to know

enrolment on / in; enrolment figures. Verb: enrol (UK). US spelling: enrollment. Close: registration. Trap: employment. Education and citizenship. Signing on, or the number signed on — UK spelling; quote the year and the n.

Near in meaning

registration, intake, admission

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