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workload

or work load

[ wurk-lohd ]

noun

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


workload

/ ˈɜːˌəʊ /

noun

  1. the amount of work to be done, esp in a specified period by a person, machine, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of workload1

First recorded in 1940–45; work + load
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Fly-half Holly Aitchison guided England to victory that day and was in pole position to retain the 10 shirt this campaign, but Mitchell has instead split the workload between his three playmakers.

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In one case a mother and baby were harmed after an inaccurate scan, with the staff member saying fatigue and workload contributed.

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The review found a detective constable leading the Merseyside grooming investigation had held on to the file even when they were transferred out of the PVP team to help another unit with its workload.

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But Malin said even with those restrictions, the workload will be too much for the remaining mediators.

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There was already talk of the infestation of rats, and a pest controller I met in Handsworth told me his workload had already doubled as result of the waste piling up in the streets.

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