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 shift doesn’t mean lowering your ambition or workload, but rather being more intentional about establishing a proper biological foundation to ensure performance over years and decades, without compromising your personal well-being. —Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

This acceleration is driven by AI workloads moving beyond fraud detection into inferencing areas like insurance, actuarial modeling, and transaction-level intelligence. —Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 21 June 2026

Will 4,000 sheets be enough if your workload suddenly goes into overdrive? —David English, PC Magazine, 20 June 2026

The company aims to reduce operator workload while enabling larger groups of unmanned systems to coordinate actions during missions. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026

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