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

Some runtimes are specifically engineered for cloud-centric workloads, offering improved performance and lower total cost of ownership. —Scott Sellers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

Although revenue streams show low volatility within the industry, consultants worldwide report high workloads and shrinking budgets. —Nia Bowers, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024

Harris' team has been trying to add staff to the vice president's official office to handle the bigger workload. —Alex Thompson, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024

The following benchmarks stress the CPU, using all available cores and threads to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads. —PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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