workload

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɜːrkləʊd/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɝkˌloʊd/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
work•load /ˈwɜrkˌloʊd/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. the amount of work that a machine, employee, or group of employees can or is expected to perform.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
workload / ˈwɜːkˌləʊd/
  1. the amount of work to be done, esp in a specified period by a person, machine, etc
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
work′ load′, 
  1. the amount of work that a machine, employee, or group of employees can be or is expected to perform.
  • 1940–45

'workload' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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Collocations: workload [pressure, burden], workload [management, software, schedulers], use a workload manager, more...

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