Thesaurus results for PAYLOAD

payload

noun

ˈpā-ˌlōd

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 Maddox put water, corn oil and rubbing alcohol in the payload to check their temperatures and see which ones froze. —

Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Whatever’s lacking in quantity is exceeded in payload. —

New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 During each flight, payloads can experience a short window of microgravity that lasts just over two minutes. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 The memorable payload of that debut mission was even more memed: the charismatic Starman dummy in Musk’s cherry red Tesla sent on an infinite mission to orbit the sun somewhere between Earth and Mars. —

Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for payload

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And the Blue Moon Mk1 is a cargo variant of the lander that will later support a crew — but how much later is the question.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026
During a recent demonstration, the robot pushed cargo onto a conveyor belt and signaled to a nearby worker.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026