workload

«workload» in Mova's school dictionary: the amount of work a person or group has to do in a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a workload, workloads)

meaning for a pupil

1) A workload is the amount of work a person or group has to do in a certain time. tree →

2) (computing) A workload is the amount of work a computer or machine has to do. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school and adult life people talk about a heavy or light workload: lots of homework, a busy job, too many tasks for teachers or nurses. It tells the reader whether someone is stressed or has time. Phrases: «a heavy workload», «reduce the workload», «share the workload», «a manageable workload».

examples

• Our homework workload is much bigger this year. tree →
• Teachers have a heavy workload at report time. tree →
• We shared the workload so the project was fair. tree →
• Mum's workload doubled when her colleague left. tree →
• The new computer can handle a bigger workload. tree →
• A heavy workload can make people tired and stressed. tree →

note

Usually countable but often used with «a» or «the»: a heavy workload. One word: workload, not «work load». Maths link: if a workload is shared equally, divide the total work by the number of people.

In the corpora

• When a parent seems frazzled after work, it is usually the workload, not anything the child did.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «workload» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.