offload

Or off-load

[awf-lohd, of-]

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.

Other Word Forms

• offloader noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of offload¹

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

Example Sentences

When I offload a bunch of stuff rather than sell it, I feel like I will be lucky at the flea market.

From Los Angeles Times

A combination of luck and quick thinking had Saints pull level, after Curtis Sironen managed to take a high kick before then offloading for Morgan Knowles, who spilled the ball.

From BBC

For De Goede's try against New Zealand, Pelletier broke away and threw a ridiculous one-handed offload back inside to send the lock through a gap.

From BBC

The chief executive offloaded more than $20 billion of the company’s shares in 2022, the year he acquired Twitter, now known as X.

From Los Angeles Times

The containers, which carried general cargo such as clothes, furniture, shoes and electronics, mysteriously fell overboard while the vessel was “in the process of offloading” at Pier G around 9 a.m., according to U.S.

From Los Angeles Times