offload
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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to unload.
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Digital Technology. to transfer (data) from a computer or other digital device to another digital device.
Fill the camera's memory card, then offload your photos to your PC.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of offload
First recorded in 1840–50; off ( def. ) + load ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He is now ready to offload his Southern California home, with hopes that its chilling past won’t scare potential buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Plus, data-center builders are racing to offload stakes worth billions, and the superrich are snapping up neighboring properties to create private compounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
De Beers is majority-owned by British mining giant Anglo American, which is seeking to offload its stake as the natural diamond market faces intense pressure from laboratory-grown gems.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Atkinson stretched the lead out to 35-3, going in after some blurring footwork from Marcus Smith and a lovely offload off the floor from Van Poortvliet.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
At eighteen hundred feet in the air, the large aircraft began to cruise and prepare to offload its twenty aspirants.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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