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pallet

 
 
/ˈpælɪt/ noun [C] (US also skid) COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT

Definition

a flat wooden structure onto which heavy goods are put so that they can be moved using a fork-lift truck (= small vehicle with two strong metal bars on the front that can lift heavy goods): The website helps corporations sell pallets of unneeded merchandise.
(Definition of pallet noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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