off-load

verb

(ˌ)ȯf-ˈlōd How to pronounce off-load (audio)
ˈȯf-ˌlōd
off-loaded; off-loading; off-loads
: unload

Examples of off-load in a Sentence

the warehouse needs to hire more people to load and off-load the trucks
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Research from Acemoglu and another collaborator, Pascual Restrepo, suggests that sometimes companies use machines to essentially off-load work to customers themselves. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025 By off-loading the pitcher at the deadline, Detroit saved nearly $5 million, all of which the Dodgers absorbed. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 These wireless carriers are planning to off-load mobile-data transmissions, as much as 60 percent within the next three years, onto the unlicensed spectrum used by Wi-Fi. IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2016 In South Florida, inventory is also growing because an increasing number of condo owners are trying to off-load their properties, fearing rising fees as a result of new safety-building regulations introduced by Tallahassee lawmakers in the wake of the Surfside tragedy of 2021. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 The Tampa Bay housing market in Florida, which has exploded over the past few years, is finally starting to cool down, according to recent data showing that sellers in the region are increasingly accepting offers below the asking price in order to off-load their properties. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 All of those flights require more than 20 minutes to off-load baggage. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 5 Feb. 2025 Nearly the entire western half of the United States was edged out of a spot on the list Sellers looking to off-load properties in the Midwest, Northeast, and South in the next 12 months may be in for a good year, according to Zillow. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025 The origins of the 12-grape ritual trace back to late 19th-century Spain, where it is said vineyard owners encouraged the practice to off-load an abundant harvest. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-load was in 1850

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Off-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-load. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!