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.

Recent Examples on the Web

This is fantastic for multitasking and can make the difference between finishing your workload and getting to it next shift. —Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025

Burns is a nice pick up to solidify the right-side depth (and perhaps take some penalty-killing workload off of Makar or Toews) and Malinski is a talented, up-and-coming, third-pair puck-mover. —Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

There’s not much clarity on whether Hubbard will return, but this ranking is going off the expectation that Hubbard may play, but in a limited workload. —Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025

In another development, Fermi America has enlisted South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) to design and build the nuclear heart of a vast private power grid aimed squarely at fueling next-generation artificial-intelligence workloads in Texas. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for workload

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad

Kids Definition

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