Is Workload a Countable Noun?

Is Workload a Countable Noun?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrange1 /reɪndʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun 1 variety of things/people [countable usually singular] a number of people or things that are all different, but are all of the same general typerange of a range of services The drug is effective against a range of bacteria.
workloadwork‧load /ˈwɜːkləʊd $ ˈwɜːrkloʊd/ ●○○ noun [countable] WORK THAT somebody DOESthe amount of work that a person or organization has to do She's struggling to cope with the heavy workload.

Is it work load or workload?

In these and related uses of the word, "workload" can be broken up into "work+load", referring to the work done with a given load.

How do you use workload in a sentence?

Workload sentence example
  1. It's a much better idea to prioritize your workload so that you focus first on tasks with the most immediate deadlines and those that are the most important. ...
  2. The teacher had a hectic workload . ...
  3. The therapy services all operate systems of referral criteria to prioritize workload .
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