as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds
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Recent Examples of payload
At the same time, the actual working payload that Optimus is designed to carry while moving and performing autonomous tasks is much lower, generally 45 pounds (20 kg).
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
This creates the potential for payload delivery and even medical evacuation from orbit to any major metropolitan area.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The payloads flying on the Progress mission include food, experiments, clothing, water, air, and propellant to be pumped into the space station's onboard tanks.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The market scale for global carrier rockets — which are designed to launch a payload on a particular route or orbit — is seen set to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9% between this year and 2034.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
This creates the potential for payload delivery and even medical evacuation from orbit to any major metropolitan area.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The payloads flying on the Progress mission include food, experiments, clothing, water, air, and propellant to be pumped into the space station's onboard tanks.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
The market scale for global carrier rockets — which are designed to launch a payload on a particular route or orbit — is seen set to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9% between this year and 2034.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payload
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The challenge was a very physical obstacle course involving cargo nets, wide-step bridges, digging up ladders, opening rope gates and scaling ramps.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some of this trade movement has also resulted in more cargo bound for East Coast ports.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Short model has a maximum rear load of 70 kg (154 lb), which can heft groceries/gear or carry up to two kids on optional seating.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Oct. 2025
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The viewership benefits that the NFL’s front-loading has already provided can’t be overstated.—
Richard Deitsch,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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At one point, officials considered the concept of loading in gear by lifting it up and over the stadium rim.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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That gave me strength because the work of trying to break through and communicate with my mom is really too heavy of a burden for me.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Critics also argued that certain protections, like manual comment-hiding, place the burden on teens themselves rather than preventing harm upfront.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Payload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payload. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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