Load

A sales commission charged by many mutual funds. Some are front-end loads (fee paid when the shares are purchased) or back-end loads (fees paid when the shares are sold).

If you buy a mutual fund through a broker or other financial professional, you pay a sales charge or commission, also called a load.

If the charge is levied when you purchase the shares, it's called a front-end load. If you pay when you sell shares, it's called a back-end load or contingent deferred sales charge. And with a level load, you pay a percentage of your investment amount each year you own the fund.

Commissions charged on the purchase or sale of mutual fund units.

The power required to run a defined circuit or system, such as a refrigerator, building, or an entire electricity distribution system.

The total amount of power carried by an electric system at a point in time. Often used synonymously with “demand.”

(1) The amount of electrical power required at a given point on a system. (2) The average demand on electrical equipment or on an electric system.

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The power consumed by a device or circuit in performing its function. 2. A power-consuming device connected to a circuit. 3. To enter data or programs into storage or working registers. 4. To insert data values into a database that previously contained no occurrences of data. 5. To place a magnetic tape reel on a tape drive, or to place cards into the card hopper of a card punch or reader.