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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

offsite en · ADJ

Etymology

From off- + site.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Away from a main location; in a place not owned by a particular organisation.
    • Near-synonym: remote
    • At nearly all Aloft properties, for instance, the chain has introduced lower-cost dishes — pulled pork burritos, pesto pizzas, Asian sesame noodles, for example — priced at $4 to $12 as guests begin to shy away from pricey offsite restaurants. 2009 February 1, David Kaufman, “Airport Hotels That Invite Lingering”, in New York Times:

Antonyms

on-site

Synonyms

remote

offsite en · ADV

Etymology

From off- + site.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Away from a particular site.
    • Near-synonym: remotely
    • Several overnight weekend possessions were required to crane in new bridges and various other parts of the buildings which were manufactured offsite. 2024 January 24, Peter Plisner, “Rising to the University challenge”, in RAIL, number 1001, pages 60-61:

Antonyms

on location · on site

Synonyms

remotely

offsite en · NOUN

Etymology

From off- + site.

Meanings

  1. A group outing or meeting that takes place outside of the office.
    • They went bowling for their team offsite.

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