discharge
- the process of legally setting free n.
- dismissal from a job, the military, etc. n.
- detonation, especially of a weapon n.
- a pouring forth, especially from the body n.
- act or instance of unloading n.
- carrying out of responsibility n.
- full payment of debt n.
- release from legal custody v.
- dismiss from a job, the military, etc. v.
- detonate a weapon v.
- pour forth, especially from the body v.
- remove cargo from something v.
- carry out responsibility v.
- fully pay or settle debt v.
- dismiss a legal or legislative process v.
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The vessel updated its destination to New York before changing it to “for orders,” a designation typically indicating a vessel has no confirmed final discharge port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will leave the Rome hospital Saturday where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery after doctors deemed him "fit for discharge", the Vatican said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Would discharge instructions in his native Albanian have been easier to follow?
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The medic said that, month-on-month, almost 2,000 patients were experiencing delayed discharge across the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Perhaps there was a little more discharge in the inner corners, but it was nothing dramatic, certainly not as dramatic as his overall appearance.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
In 2020-21, there were a total of 157 firearms discharges, while a year later in 2021-2022 there were 148.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
He said 50% of the discharges the force dealt with were from shotguns which had been owned lawfully, but stolen in burglaries and ended up in criminal hands.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
When the government discharges a borrower’s student loan, it sends information to the borrower’s servicer instructing it to get rid of the loans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Along with friction and chemical reactions, tiny electrical discharges from charged droplets may also play a role in how coatings break down over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
At the moment both raw sewage and treated effluent are discharged into Windermere and campaigners say that is why parts of the lake have been turning green each summer, so-called algal blooming.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Both have the tunnel at their heart but one would see the treated effluent discharged into the River Leven, the other into the Irish Sea at Ulverston.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday afternoon, just four days after an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
He was discharged with a complex postsurgery medication regimen to keep his immune system in check and prevent infection, one that had to be followed perfectly.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
He gave her a day to recover—and the deputy commander was discharged from the regiment, although it’s not obvious this was a direct result of the incident.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, a Greece-based commercial ship manager that manages Maltatankers Shipping, the tanker’s owner, said in a statement that the discharging port “is not confirmed yet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Diablo Canyon uses 2.5 billion gallons of ocean water for cooling each day, discharging hot water directly into the nearby cove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
France's main energy provider also shut down two nuclear reactors on Thursday as an environmental protection measure to avoid discharging too much hot water into already warming rivers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
He heard a switch engine in the Southern Pacific yards discharging steam in shrill dry spurts.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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