I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : the financial burden of the regular payrolls (as in a factory or business)
2. : the revenue-producing or useful load that a vehicle of transport can carry : net load ; also : the explosive charge carried in the warhead of a missile
II. noun
: the load carried by an aircraft or spacecraft consisting of things (as passengers or instruments) necessary to the purpose of the flight as opposed to things (as fuel) which are necessary for operation ; also : the weight of such a load