off-site

adjective or adverb

: not located or occurring at the site of a particular activity

Examples of off-site in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-site was in 1939

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“Off-site.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-site. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.

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