load

1. Overall force exerted on a body or structure.

2. Amount of work allotted to an individual, group, machine, or system. By extension, a load is the amount of production expected from a producer.

3. Energy consumption of a piece of equipment, or an entire plant.

4. Demand on an energy producing system.

5. Weight, quantity, or nature of what is being carried by a transporting vehicle.

6. Standard volume of a material such as produce or sand. In the UK, a load is typically 40 bushels (1.4 cubic meters); in the US, it is one cubic yard (0.76 cubic meters).

7. Amount of fee charged on a transaction.