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

Arizona officials attribute the plunging caseload to swift implementation of policy changes forced by the bill, including new work requirements. —Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2026

Despite the implementation of the chip cards, Healey’s office maintains that SNAP fraud is a rarity in Massachusetts, saying that less than one-percent of the entire SNAP caseload has been found tied to fraud. —Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is managing a caseload exceeding 2,000 UAP reports dating to 1945. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Late last year, SDEA filed an unfair labor practice charge with regulators over special education teachers’ caseloads. —Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026

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