payload vs consignment

payload and consignment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
payload	Yes	No	No	No
consignment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, payload and consignment are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of payload include cargo, freight, lading, load, loading, shipment.

payload (noun)	consignment (noun)
goods carried by a large vehicle	the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents	the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
	goods carried by a large vehicle