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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement Google told Time magazine this year that its Nimbus contract is for workloads related to Israeli government ministries such as finance, health, transportation and education.
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Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, The Register reports that growing restrictions on energy usage may already be hitting Amazon Web Services’ Irish operations, with the company reportedly redirecting some customers with power-hungry workloads to its data centers elsewhere in the EU.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Google, like Microsoft and Amazon before it, can now reduce its reliance on partners like Intel and Nvidia, while also competing with them on custom chips to power AI and cloud workloads.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
There are, however, risks that come with your team being completely in charge of their own workload; as autonomy requires structure to succeed, it must be introduced correctly.
—Alan Price, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
This will also lighten your workload before the meal.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Porter isn’t the only one who has benefitted from her prolific workload.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Workers coming off of months of striking cited the area’s steep cost of living and strenuous workload as reasons necessitating a wage boost.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Teacher vacancies in England have increased 93% since 2019, and many teachers quit due to stress, low pay, and increasing workloads.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, The Register reports that growing restrictions on energy usage may already be hitting Amazon Web Services’ Irish operations, with the company reportedly redirecting some customers with power-hungry workloads to its data centers elsewhere in the EU.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Google, like Microsoft and Amazon before it, can now reduce its reliance on partners like Intel and Nvidia, while also competing with them on custom chips to power AI and cloud workloads.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
There are, however, risks that come with your team being completely in charge of their own workload; as autonomy requires structure to succeed, it must be introduced correctly.
—Alan Price, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
This will also lighten your workload before the meal.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Porter isn’t the only one who has benefitted from her prolific workload.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Workers coming off of months of striking cited the area’s steep cost of living and strenuous workload as reasons necessitating a wage boost.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Teacher vacancies in England have increased 93% since 2019, and many teachers quit due to stress, low pay, and increasing workloads.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 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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