(~s)
The ~ of someone such as a doctor, social worker, or lawyer is the number of cases that they have to deal with.
Social workers say the average ~ is 32 families per employee.
N-COUNT: oft with poss
(~s)
The ~ of someone such as a doctor, social worker, or lawyer is the number of cases that they have to deal with.
Social workers say the average ~ is 32 families per employee.
N-COUNT: oft with poss
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012