caseload
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- noun
- /ˈkeɪsloʊd/
:
carga de casos
- The social workers' average caseload was 94 residents; their caseloads ranged from 46 to 156 residents.
- large caseloads
- heavy caseloads
- high caseload
There's they, yes, they have a huge caseload, but they they know the law better than almost anyone in that courtroom.
- There's they, yes, they have a huge caseload, but they they know the law better than almost anyone in that courtroom.
Examples
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The team has been responsible for more than 300 autism-specific assessments and has a caseload of 180 people.
Academic text (2011) -
In the last two years, the unit's caseload has increased by more than 550 percent.
Academic text (1999) -
Caseload number's also on the daily caseload sheet.
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"Sir," he said without waiting for a response, "you and I had our caseload meeting scheduled for this morning."
Fiction book (2000) -
Agent Maslow has a serious caseload.
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Mr. Lindheim, are you aware of the caseload we are dealing with?
Fiction book (1991) -
Generally, public defenders are experienced and capable, even when carrying heavy caseloads, he insists.
Academic text (1995) -
In Los Angeles County, the average caseload is reportedly as high as 600 per officer.
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The social workers' average caseload was 94 residents; their caseloads ranged from 46 to 156 residents.
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With the new administration, the caseload seemed to have doubled in only a few months.
Synonyms
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3.2
The amount of work a person must do in a set time
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3.7
The amount of work a doctor, lawyer, or agency has from the people they must help in a period
How Heavy
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∞
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Caseload joins case, meaning a single task, client, or legal matter, and load, meaning 'a weight' or 'burden', so you can picture someone carrying a pile of cases. That's why caseload means the number of cases or clients a person must handle at one time.