"caseload" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caseloads [plural]
Etymology: From case + load. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|case|load}} case + load Head templates: {{en-noun}} caseload (plural caseloads)
  1. The workload of a person or group that handles cases; the relative volume of cases expected to be worked upon.
    Sense id: en-caseload-en-noun-EnZI7ZGI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 12
  2. The set of persons whose cases are being handled by such a worker or group.
    Sense id: en-caseload-en-noun-2ONEcuf0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (amount of cases to be handled): 辦案量 (Chinese Mandarin), 办案量 (Chinese Mandarin)
Disambiguation of 'amount of cases to be handled': 55 45

Inflected forms

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