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

But James Vernon, co-chair of the Berkeley Faculty Assn., critiqued Christ’s approach, saying campus buildings are crumbling, faculty and staff workloads are increasing and the quality of education is at risk due to lack of state funding and ever-increasing enrollment. —Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024

Assess and adjust workloads regularly to prevent burnout. —Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 25 June 2024

Three other benchmarks focus on the CPU, using all available cores and threads to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads. —Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 25 June 2024

Well, Dunn is the exact type of player who can add depth behind him, making his nightly workload a little lighter. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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