workload
noun
work·load
ˈwərk-ˌlōd 
1
: the amount of work or of working time expected or assigned
students with a heavy workload
2
: the amount of work performed or capable of being performed (as by a mechanical device) usually within a specific period
Examples of workload in a Sentence
Students complained about the heavy workload.
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Clint Boulton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Combined with an increase to a 120-watt TDP, this may well help improve productivity workloads — something the X3D chips have always fallen behind their non-X3D counterparts on.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 31 Oct. 2024
And this seemingly boundless well of energy extends to his workload.
—Michael Cuby, Them, 29 Oct. 2024
The temporary-turned-permanent arrangement declared Britney was incapable of managing her financial affairs and making basic life decisions, but her workload over the following years would prove otherwise.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
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workload
noun
work·load
ˈwərk-ˌlōd
1
: the amount of work or of working time expected or assigned
students with a heavy workload
2
: the amount of work performed or capable of being performed usually within a specific period
a machine's workload
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