Workload

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period.
  2. 2
    work that a person is expected to do in a specified time wordnet
  3. 3
    The amount of work that a machine can handle or produce.

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work load

Example

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"This heavy workload is too much for me."

Etymology

From work + load.

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