caseload

or case load

[ keys-lohd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the number of cases case handled by a court, an agency, a social worker, etc., either at any given moment or over a stated period.

caseload

/ ˈkeɪsləʊd /

the number of cases constituting the work of a doctor, solicitor, social worker, etc over a specified period

First recorded in 1945–50; case ¹ + load

The unit had to lay off staff, cut its caseload, and lacked the funds to take on statewide corruption cases.

He says they are unneeded, and he would shift two to other circuits with a higher caseload and eliminate the third.

Well, at the present time we have a caseload of 110.1 cases per man.

Well, I think—a satisfactory caseload per man per month is from 14 to 15 cases.

As a result, last year, for the first time in 18 years, there has been a halt in the growth of the welfare caseload.

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