census

Plural: census, censuses, censusses

Noun

a periodic count of the population
An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
Count, tally.
A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.

Verb

conduct a census
- "They censused the deer in the forest"
To conduct a census on.
To collect a census.
-ED, -ING, -ES to take an official count of

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus, from cēnseō. See censor.

Synonyms

nose count, nosecount

Scrabble Score: 8

census: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
census: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
census: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

census is a valid Words With Friends word