caseload

/ˈkeɪsləʊd/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈeslˌod] /ˈkeɪsləʊd/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈeslˌod] /ˈkās-ˌlōd How to pronounce caseload (audio)/ (ame, mw)

caseload — noun

1. the full set of clients or formal matters that one professional, team, or office

1.名詞C1
釋義

the full set of clients or formal matters that one professional, team, or office is responsible for during a certain period.

例句

After the flood, Adaeze's caseload doubled as more families asked for housing help.

caseload + double after a crisis

The public defender carried a caseload of eighty clients before the new hires arrived.

carry a caseload of [number] clients

同義詞
  • workload

    broader term for all duties; caseload focuses on assigned cases or clients

  • docket

    mainly a court's official list of cases, not one worker's personal responsibility

  • backlog

    unfinished cases waiting to be handled, often because work has piled up

  • client list

    just the names of clients; it does not always imply pressure or active case responsibility

文法句型

heavy / light / manageable caseload

carry / manage / reduce a caseload

a caseload of + number + clients / cases

用法筆記

Common with verbs such as carry, manage, reduce, and with adjectives like heavy, growing, or manageable. It is used when the work is organized as individual cases or clients, not for a general amount of work such as email, meetings, or cleaning.

常見錯誤

❌I have many caseloads this month.
✅I have a heavy caseload this month.
💡Usually one overall caseload is described by size, not counted in the plural for one person and period.
❌The therapist's workload is thirty families.
✅The therapist's caseload is thirty families.
💡Use caseload when counting assigned clients or cases, not general tasks.