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
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Students complained about the heavy workload.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
The Health Department was able to take on the MPS workload at that point because the cases were relatively minimal throughout the rest of the city that early in the year, Weber said.
—Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
Ahead of a major courthouse expansion project, Hamilton County has added two magistrates with two Superior Court judges coming next year to ease judge workloads and speed up the legal process for people in both the criminal and civil systems.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 14 July 2025
Those seasons represent the last time Boyd pitched heavy workloads.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
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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
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