offload
/ˌɑfˈloʊd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else.
Transitive verb
verb
To change a passengers' ticket status from "checked in" to "open", allowing further changes. (This applies regardless of whether the passenger has boarded the aircraft or not).
Transitive verb
verb
To use a complementary network technology to deliver data originally targeted for cellular networks.
Example Sentences
- "The driver of the car carrier offloaded the cars at the dealership."
- "He offloaded the defective car onto an unsuspecting buyer."
- "For environments that do not allow FTP traffic out to the Internet, the DS8870 also supports offload of data by using SSL security."
- "Toeava went over unopposed to stretch his side's lead but Japan got on the scoreboard on 56 minutes, wing Hirotoki Onozawa intercepting an attempted offload from Slade, who had a rather flaky game, and running in from the All Blacks' 10m line."
Etymology
From off- + load.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑfˈloʊd/