- a variation of offload.
off-load
Britishverb
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Before selling current holdings, they’d have to give seven days of notice, which addresses the concern that lawmakers might quickly off-load assets after receiving some grim briefing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The company’s prospects were so bad that the banks that loaned Musk billions couldn’t even off-load the debt.
From Slate ● May 28, 2025
The excellent Paul Vaughan had begun that move with a sharp off-load, and he grabbed the second try for himself, powering over from dummy half despite the presence of three tacklers.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
You won’t be able to use it to play PS5 titles, but you can off-load them onto a hard drive like this one.
From The Verge ● Jul. 29, 2022
"Halt, off-load the limbers"—on to a crater where our guides awaited us.
From Winning a Cause World War Stories by Inez Bigwood
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