payload

noun

The revenue-producing part of a cargo.

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The total weight of passengers and cargo that an aircraft carries or can carry.

noun

The total weight of the instruments, crew, and life-support systems that a spacecraft carries or can carry.

noun

The passengers, crew, instruments, or equipment carried by an aircraft, spacecraft, or rocket.

noun

The explosive charge carried by a missile or contained in a bomb.

noun

The part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive charge.

noun

The goods carried by a large vehicle.

noun

That part of a cargo that produces revenue

noun

The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft