workload
noun
work·load
ˈwərk-ˌlōd 
1
: the amount of work or of working time expected or assigned
students with a heavy workload
2
: the amount of work performed or capable of being performed (as by a mechanical device) usually within a specific period
Examples of workload in a Sentence
Students complained about the heavy workload.
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
New York prefers to use a six-man rotation when the schedule doesn’t feature days off to help navigate the workloads of its five typical starters.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Del Pino won’t need to handle a major workload in the backcourt, but his potential is intriguing as a 6-5 point guard with good court vision and experience playing high-level European competition as a teenager.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2025
Inspectors can spend up to half the year traveling, a grueling workload that makes recruiting and retaining staff a challenge.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workload. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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workload
noun
work·load
ˈwərk-ˌlōd
1
: the amount of work or of working time expected or assigned
students with a heavy workload
2
: the amount of work performed or capable of being performed usually within a specific period
a machine's workload
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