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offload — off‧load [ˌɒfˈləʊd ǁ ˌɒːfˈloʊd] verb [transitive] 1. to get rid of something you do not want by giving or selling it to someone: • Most high street chains managed to offload last season s stock by offering discounts of up to 50%. offload… … Financial and business terms
offload — [ôf′lōd′] vt., vi. 〚 OFF1 + LOAD, prob. orig. transl. of Afrik aflaai < Du afladen〛 UNLOAD (vt. 1a, 2b, 4, vi. ) … Universalium
offload — ► VERB 1) unload (a cargo). 2) rid oneself of … English terms dictionary
offload — [ôf′lōd′] vt., vi. [ OFF1 + LOAD, prob. orig. transl. of Afrik aflaai < Du afladen] UNLOAD (vt. 1a, 2b, 4, vi. ) … English World dictionary
offload — UK [ˌɒfˈləʊd] / US [ɔfˈloʊd] / US [ˈɔfˌloʊd] verb Word forms offload : present tense I/you/we/they offload he/she/it offloads present participle offloading past tense offloaded past participle offloaded 1) [transitive] to get rid of something… … English dictionary
offload — off|load [ˌɔfˈləud US ˌo:fˈloud] v 1.) [T] to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it or selling it to someone else offload sth onto sb ▪ The dealer had offloaded some of the shares onto a willing client. 2.) offload your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
offload — off|load [ ɔf loud, ɔf,loud ] verb 1. ) transitive to remove goods from a container or vehicle and put them somewhere else a ) intransitive if a vehicle or ship offloads, the goods that are on it are removed 2. ) transitive to get rid of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
offload — [[t]ɒ̱flo͟ʊd, AM ɔ͟ːf [/t]] offloads, offloading, offloaded 1) VERB If you offload something that you do not want, you get rid of it by giving it or selling it to someone else. [mainly BRIT] [V n] Prices have been cut by developers anxious to… … English dictionary
offload — /ɒf ləυd/ verb to pass something which you do not want to someone else ♦ to offload excess stock to try to sell excess stock ♦ to offload costs onto a subsidiary company to try to get a subsidiary company to pay some charges so as to reduce tax … Marketing dictionary in english
offload — /ɒf ləυd/ verb to pass something which you do not want to someone else ♦ to offload excess stock to try to sell excess stock ♦ to offload costs onto a subsidiary company to try to get a subsidiary company to pay some charges so as to reduce tax … Dictionary of banking and finance
