workload

or work load

[ wurk-lohd ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌloʊd /

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noun

the amount of work that a machine, employee, or group of employees can be or is expected to perform.

RELATED WORDS

assignment, load

Nearby words

Origin of workload

First recorded in 1940–45; work + load

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Examples from the Web for workload

This means that the workload on other soldiers increases and that they have less vacation time and more responsibility.
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But now the feelings of heartache increased as the workload diminished.
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Instead, most cite the workload of the DC Circuit as a reason to maintain the vacancies.
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If she doubles her workload, however, she makes just £6 more.
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They can't have small car service operators, he says, because it would up the commission's workload.
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Now, what kind of a workload do your agents have on an average?
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Mechanization and specialization of the family farm did not necessarily lighten the farmer's workload.
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British Dictionary definitions for workload

workload

/ (ˈwɜːkˌləʊd) /

noun

the amount of work to be done, esp in a specified period by a person, machine, etc

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Word Origin and History for workload

workload

1946, from work (n.) + load (n.).