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Princeton's WordNet

  1. workload, work loadnoun

    work that a person is expected to do in a specified time

Wiktionary

  1. workloadnoun

    The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period

  2. workloadnoun

    The amount of work that a machine can handle or produce

ChatGPT

  1. workload

    Workload refers to the amount of tasks or duties that an individual or group is expected to perform within a certain period of time. It can also refer to the mental or physical effort required to complete these tasks, and can be measured in different ways, such as by the number of tasks, the time it takes to complete these tasks, or the complexity of the tasks.

Wikidata

  1. Workload

    The term workload can refer to a number of different yet related entities.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Workload

    The total amount of work to be performed by an individual, a department, or other group of workers in a period of time.

Editors Contribution

  1. workload

    The amount of work assigned to a person.

    Her workload was manageable, easy and simple and therefore work was a very satisfying experience.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of workload in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of workload in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of workload in a Sentence

  1. Kyle Wright:

    It’s a blessing in disguise, if you will, to have a little lighter workload and have less recovery time.

  2. Neil Gorsuch:

    I can honestly say that as beat up as I was when I got there with the workload, I don't know how I would have gotten through if he hadn't been there.

  3. Doug Burris:

    The U.S. Courts have made it clear that if the workload becomes too strong, that they have supplemental funding. We're optimistic that this is going to work just fine.

  4. Ed Clancy:

    It wouldn't only be my biggest achievement, it would be the toughest as well, i ain't getting any younger, I wouldn't say I'm past it yet, but you have to bear in mind I'll be 35 next month and I'm riding around with superkids like Ethan( Hayter), who can literally do twice my workload and still soak it up better.

  5. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr:

    Most airlines around the world follow the same procedures as Lufthansa that in flight phases with low workload, the pilot can leave the cockpit -- especially for physical need -- and then he returns to the cockpit as fast as he can. That's a global thing, most accepted procedure, which we have used at Lufthansa for many, many years.

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