caseload

or case load

[ keys-lohd ]

noun

1. the number of cases case handled by a court, an agency, a social worker, etc., either at any given moment or over a stated period.

caseload

/ ˈkeɪsləʊd /

noun

1. the number of cases constituting the work of a doctor, solicitor, social worker, etc over a specified period

Word History and Origins

Origin of caseload¹

First recorded in 1945–50; case ¹ + load

Example Sentences

Mortimer says the helpline’s caseload has nearly doubled since the start of lockdown.

From MIT Technology Review

Although cases are trending down across the nation and vaccinations underway, caseloads remain high and most Americans have not yet been inoculated.

From Washington Post

Life After Hate also has experienced a recent sharp increase in calls, Rangel said, with the group’s caseload doubling over the past three years.

From Washington Post

A winter surge driven by colder weather driving people indoors and holiday gatherings appears to be climbing down from its peak, with hospitalizations returning to November levels and caseloads falling in the vast majority of states.

From Washington Post

In Alabama — one of 11 states that the National Institutes of Health has identified as having both high populations of communities of color and coronavirus caseloads — the health department’s vaccine dashboard does not include data on race.

From Washington Post

The unit had to lay off staff, cut its caseload, and lacked the funds to take on statewide corruption cases.

From The Daily Beast

He says they are unneeded, and he would shift two to other circuits with a higher caseload and eliminate the third.

From The Daily Beast

Well, at the present time we have a caseload of 110.1 cases per man.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, I think—a satisfactory caseload per man per month is from 14 to 15 cases.

From Project Gutenberg

As a result, last year, for the first time in 18 years, there has been a halt in the growth of the welfare caseload.

From Project Gutenberg