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workload
What does workload mean?
workload (noun): work that a person is expected to do in a specified time.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use workload in a sentence?
- He has a heavy workload. (Tatoeba sentence #8505778 by ET, CC BY 2.0 FR)
Where does workload come from?
From work + load.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “workload” mean?
work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
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an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact
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the total number of all available workers; the workforce
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