caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period

Examples of caseload in a Sentence

We have a heavy caseload today.

Recent Examples on the Web

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is managing a caseload exceeding 2,000 UAP reports dating to 1945. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Late last year, SDEA filed an unfair labor practice charge with regulators over special education teachers’ caseloads. —Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026

Since 2023, there are about 100 staff, but the number of students has grown far more, pushing the average caseload to 467. —Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026

And a committee of union and district representatives will convene and make recommendations on class sizes and caseloads for the next contract. —Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for caseload

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed

Medical Definition

caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a clinic) in a particular period

Legal Definition

caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period