loading

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The process by which something is loaded.
2. (countable) A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.
3. (Australia, countable) An hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than the equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.
4. (countable, uncountable) A weighting or bias.

Verb

present participle and gerund of load

load

• Noun
• Verb

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, load + -ing.

Synonyms

load

lading

charging

shipment

carrying

filling

embarkation

shipping

freight

burden

handling

oil loading

charge

loaded

packing

payload

cargo

consignment

weight

imputed cost

bulk handling

filling material

packing block

on-loading

car loading

feed charge

absorbability

fringe cost

boarding

burthen

equipping

feed

fill

freighting

holding

lade

laden

plug

put

replenish

stowage

stuffing

unloading

wadding

packing material

Translations

chargement

carga

charge

Laden

carico

càrrega

Beladen

yükleme

caricamento

carga

تحميل

carregamento

φόρτωση

laden

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