loading

loadingnoun/ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/

• 1

  The process by which something is loaded.

  • The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.
• 2

  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.
  • The loading on the generators peaks during the early evening.
• 3

  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.
  • The salary package also included 30% shift loading to compensate for the long hours.
• 4

  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.

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