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load factor

noun

Definition of LOAD FACTOR

:  the percentage of available seats paid for and occupied in an aircraft
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First Known Use of LOAD FACTOR

1943

Rhymes with LOAD FACTOR

abstractor, attractor, cofactor, compactor, contractor, detractor, enactor, exactor, extractor, fudge factor, g-factor, impactor, protractor, reactor, redactor, refractor, retractor, subtracter, transactor

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. load factor
  2. demand-load factor
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