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/kays"lohd'/, n.the number of cases handled by a court, an agency, a social worker, etc., either at any given moment or over a stated period.Also, case load.[1945-50; CASE1 + LOAD]
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caseload — UK US /ˈkeɪsləʊd/ noun [C] ► the amount of work that someone, especially a doctor or lawyer, has to do in a period of time: »a growing/heavy caseload »Last summer, her caseload approached 100 … Financial and business terms
caseload — case·load / kās ˌlōd/ n: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
caseload — [kās′lōd΄] n. the number of cases being handled as by a court, social agency, or welfare department, or by a caseworker, probation officer, etc … English World dictionary
caseload — n. 1) to carry a caseload 2) to increase; reduce smb. s caseload 3) a heavy; light caseload (the social worker carries a heavy caseload) * * * reduce smb. s caseload light caseload (the social worker carries a heavy caseload) a heavy to carry a… … Combinatory dictionary
caseload — UK [ˈkeɪsˌləʊd] / US [ˈkeɪsˌloʊd] noun [countable] Word forms caseload : singular caseload plural caseloads all the cases that someone is responsible for dealing with at the same time, especially a doctor, lawyer, or social worker She has a heavy … English dictionary
caseload — [[t]ke͟ɪsloʊd[/t]] caseloads N COUNT: oft with poss The caseload of someone such as a doctor, social worker, or lawyer is the number of cases that they have to deal with. His caseload of 200 active files increased to 350 as waves of new clients… … English dictionary
caseload — noun The workload of a person or group that handles cases; the relative volume of cases expected to be worked upon. As a public defender, Jonas had a crushing caseload and never felt that he could prepare his clients defenses properly … Wiktionary
caseload — case|load [ keıs,loud ] noun count all the cases that someone is responsible for dealing with at the same time, especially a doctor, lawyer, or SOCIAL WORKER: She has a heavy caseload (=many cases) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
caseload — noun Date: 1938 the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period … New Collegiate Dictionary
caseload — case·load kās .lōd n the number of cases handled (as by a clinic) in a particular period … Medical dictionary
