(US, especially of a financial instrument) Sold directly to a customer without a sales commission. / (electricity) Not supplying power; open-circuited.

(US, finance) A financial instrument that is sold directly to a customer without a sales commission.

plural of loading

plural of no-load

(idiomatic) Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation. / (idiomatic) Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation.

simple past tense and past participle of spring-load

Of a mechanical device, containing a spring that holds a component in a particular position.

(idiomatic, linguistics) Any word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond its ordinary definition.

plural of loaded march

simple past tense and past participle of off-load