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backload

Pronunciation: /ˈbakləʊd/
Definition of backload

noun

  • a load transported on the return journey of a delivery truck.

verb

  • 1 [no object] transport a load on a return journey: I get paid for the round trip, even if I don’t backload
  • 2 [with object] place more charges at the later stages of (a financial agreement) than at the earlier stages: the agreement was backloaded (as adjective backloaded)backloaded rentals

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Definition of backload in the US English dictionary
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