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unload

unload un‧load [ʌnˈləʊd ǁ -ˈloʊd] verb

1. [intransitive, transitive] TRANSPORT to remove a load from a vehicle, ship etc:

• Delivery people were unloading fax machines.

• This is where the ships load and unload.

2. [transitive] FINANCE to get rid of something quickly, especially by selling large quantities, for example because its price is falling:

• The poor economy prompted investors to unload shares.

• Their U.S. government bond desk unloaded $20 billion in government securities.

— unloading noun [uncountable] :

• the unloading of more than 2,000 tons of bananas

• The company has been hurt by recent unloading of its stock.

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unload UK US /ʌnˈləʊd/ verb

► [I or T] TRANSPORT to remove goods from a vehicle or ship: »Trucking companies are trying to cut the time drivers spend waiting in line to load or unload.
»The port will spend $300 million to build a new container terminal, where ships load and unload cargo.

► [T] FINANCE to get rid of or sell something, because it has gone down in value, is illegal, or is of poor quality: »The bank asked them to unload $1 billion of Treasury bonds.
»With markets slipping, insurers have been unloading shares to maintain the cushion between their assets and liabilities.

Financial and business terms. 2012.