offload

American  

[awf-lohd, of-] / ˈɔfˌloʊd, ˈɒf- /

Or off-load

verb (used with or without object)

1. to unload.

2. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• offloader
  noun

Etymology

Origin of offload

First recorded in 1840–50; off ( def. ) + load ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

offload

It started to falter under the new "three red lines" -- caps for three different debt ratios -- which forced the group to offload properties at increasingly steep discounts.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

But, even to get the squad down to a more manageable 25 senior players, Chelsea will need to offload 16 players by the start of September.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

SpaceX insiders are finally about to get the chance to offload their shares onto the public market — but they would have been able to sell even more if the company’s stock had performed better.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

I am engaged in several modes of therapy to offload this and be able to surf it from both an artistic curiosity perspective and a need for balance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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