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

Their running back, Jahmyr Gibbs, has carried a massive workload and provides big-play potential both on the ground and in the passing game, keeping defenses off-balance. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025

The opportunity is only expanding as enterprises move more workloads to the cloud and deploy AI tools, raising the bar for security standards in increasingly complex digital environments. —Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025

Freshman Bobby Fields, who ran for 484 regular season yards and two TDs, will be asked to handle a bigger workload next season. —Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025

Until the software layer learns to match each workload to the best compute available, this efficiency gap will keep slowing AI progress. —Jg Chirapurath, Fortune, 14 Nov. 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