noun
- the number of cases assigned to or handled by a professional worker, agency, or institution
Usage: plural form of caseload
Examples
- Social workers are struggling with heavy caseloads this year.
- The attorney’s caseloads have doubled since joining the firm.
- Hospital staff are concerned about increasing patient caseloads.
- The agency is hiring more counselors to reduce individual caseloads.
- Court-appointed lawyers often have unmanageable caseloads.
- Different departments have varying caseloads depending on the season.