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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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Still, your workload could become overwhelming, so delegating and setting boundaries will matter more than ever.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
My uncle, also an accountant, stepped in to help with the workload, but my mother learned quickly.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
According to Arthur Ream, a computer information systems lecturer at Bentley University, the home-as-data-center model is plausible, already happening, and a sensible answer for inference workloads, if not training.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for workload
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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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