noun

payload

payload, cargo

The rocket will carry a satellite payload.

The rocket will carry a satellite payload.

The truck's payload is two tons.

The lorry's payload is two tonnes.

The virus delivered its malicious payload.

The virus delivered its malicious payload.

((a/the)) payload ((of sth.)) the cargo or equipment carried by a vehicle The payload of the spacecraft is a new telescope.

Synonyms: cargo, freight, shipment

A compound of 'pay' and 'load'. It's the 'load' that you get 'paid' for carrying.

Think of a truck. The goods inside are the 'load' that brings in the 'pay'.

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