How to Pronounce "payload"
word
ˈpeɪˌɫoʊd
PAY-lohd
pˈeɪləʊd
PAY-lohd
Definition
The main load or cargo that a vehicle, rocket, or drone is designed to carry, often the part that is delivered to its destination. In technology, it can also refer to the main part of data being transmitted or carried, or to harmful code in a computer virus.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpeɪˌɫoʊd
British English
pˈeɪləʊd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PAY-lohd
UK
PAY-lohd
Listen in Context
The rocket carried a satellite as its payload.
A drone can deliver medical supplies in its payload.
The engineer designed a stronger payload bay for the spacecraft.
The virus's payload was activated when the file was opened.