workload

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounworkload (plural workloads)

plural workloads

  1. The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period.
  2. The amount of work that a machine can handle or produce.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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work load
Broader
employmentwork

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From work + load.

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Translations

Catalan càrrega de feina, càrrega de treball
  • càrrega de feinaThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
  • càrrega de treballThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
French charge de travail
  • charge de travailThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
German Arbeitsbelastung, Arbeitsauslastung
  • ArbeitsbelastungThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
  • ArbeitsauslastungThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
Greek φόρτος εργασίας
  • φόρτος εργασίας (fórtos ergasías)The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
Polish nakład pracy
  • nakład pracyThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
Russian рабочая нагрузка
  • рабочая нагрузка (rabočaja nagruzka)The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
Spanish volumen laboral, carga laboral
  • volumen laboralThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
  • carga laboralThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
Swedish arbetsbörda, press
  • arbetsbördaThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
  • pressThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

workload. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workload

MLA

“workload.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workload. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “workload,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workload.

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