: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period
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We have a heavy caseload today.
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Bass said larger caseloads, higher pharmacy costs and other factors have led to the need for more money.
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Stephen Hobbs and, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
Those include cases that can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony, which amount to an annual caseload of more than 700.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
With an annual budget of $9 billion, ICE's 6,050 deportation officers are responsible for a caseload of 7.6 million immigrants.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Tracey has a caseload of 30 Skid Row-area patients dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues in addition to other health issues.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Hobbs and, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
Those include cases that can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony, which amount to an annual caseload of more than 700.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
With an annual budget of $9 billion, ICE's 6,050 deportation officers are responsible for a caseload of 7.6 million immigrants.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Tracey has a caseload of 30 Skid Row-area patients dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues in addition to other health issues.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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caseload
noun
case·load
ˈkās-ˌlōd 
: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period
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