caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period

Examples of caseload in a Sentence

We have a heavy caseload today.

Recent Examples on the Web

The agency's annual staffing and caseload report shows that, for the second year in a row, the number of DCS caseworkers fell while the number of child welfare cases grew. —Tony Cook, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025

To handle that facility’s caseload, judges from Denver’s immigration court have filled in on rotating shifts using video conferencing. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025

Nearing a breaking point, Linda’s caseload includes a super-depressed new mother (Danielle Macdonald) while her relationship with her own therapist (a surprisingly serious Conan O’Brien) becomes uncomfortably complicated. —Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025

Prosecutors are preparing for a greater caseload if arrests surge as promised. —Hanna Park, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for caseload

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed

Medical Definition

caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a clinic) in a particular period

Legal Definition

caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period