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

Designing Disneyland Abu Dhabi will increase the workload so Imagineering will probably have to staff up. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

Would reducing workload alleviate or reverse some of these changes? —Alice Park, Time, 16 May 2025

In the second, Minnesota only managed four shots, but did well to get to the net-front and make Jackson’s job harder despite the lighter workload. —Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 15 May 2025

Despite her formidable workload as Dior’s artistic director of women’s collections, Chiuri has also taken on a personal project: restoring a historic theater in her hometown. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 May 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