<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight.</li><li>The number of paying passengers, as on an airplane.</li><li>Aerospace, Military: The bomb load, warhead, cargo, or passengers of an aircraft, a rocket, missile, etc., for delivery at a target or destination.</li><li>The total complement of equipment carried by a spacecraft for the performance of a particular mission in space.</li><li>The explosive energy of the warhead of a missile or of the bomb load of an aircraft: a payload of 50 megatons.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>