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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"We used a personalized approach to selecting each individual's new walking pattern, which improved how much individuals could offload their knee and likely contributed to the positive effect on pain and cartilage that we saw."
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Jones came to think of Mrs. Bennet as a businesswoman who needs to offload properties — four of them will get snapped up — but Mary’s not moving.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The London-listed miner is focusing on copper and premium iron ore, and has plans to offload its steelmaking coal and diamond businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Bern's second try came after a neat offload from Claudia Moloney-MacDonald, which rewarded the hosts' willingness to play an open and expansive brand of rugby.
From BBC • Apr. 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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