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/ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/ UK
/ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/ US
/ˈləʉ.dɪŋ/ Australia

Rhymes with (UK) -əʊdɪŋ, (US) -oʊdɪŋ

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, load + -ing.

noun loadings

countable, uncountable The process by which something is loaded. The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.
countable A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied. I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.
Australia, countable An increased rate of pay given to an employee in order to compensate for specified non-standard working conditions, or a lack of specific other benefits. For example, an employee paid a casual loading is paid more than an equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave. The position advertised a $40 per hour rate, inclusive of the casual loading.
countable, uncountable A weighting or bias. We may note with some surprise that the hysteria scale has a positive loading on this factor, i.e. is situated towards the normal rather than the neurotic end.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of load

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lading, shipment, payload, freight, cargo, consignment, burden, borne, stowage, carrying, pick-up, overhang, packing, containing, uplift, alighting

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noun process by which something is loaded

Español	fletamento, carga
Kiswahili	upakiaji
Português	carregamento
Français	chargement, charge
Deutsch	Ladung, Laden
Ελληνικά	φόρτωση fórtosi

noun hourly pay rate

中文	臨時工補薪 /临时工补薪 línshígōng bǔxīn

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@misc{loading_2026,
  title = {loading},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loading},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}