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discharge

[dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj] / dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ /


NOUN
detonation, especially of a weapon
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WEAK


NOUN
act or instance of unloading
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STRONGEST
STRONG
disburdening emptying unburdening unlading
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NOUN
full payment of debt
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VERB
detonate a weapon
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VERB
fully pay or settle debt
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WEAK


VERB
dismiss a legal or legislative process
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But the doctors haven't given him a discharge date.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

She said concerns included delays in hospital discharge because care packages were unavailable, long waits for support at home, reduced care provision and difficulties accessing services in rural areas.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Vizirenko said he isn’t seeking a medical discharge despite his injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

If vessels have been waiting outside the Persian Gulf, there could be a surge in traffic, creating delays at loading and discharge terminals, he noted.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

Not only do these areas receive the contaminated discharge of rivers but all too commonly they are sprayed directly in efforts to control mosquitoes or other insects.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

France has reduced output at its nuclear reactors, because the rivers where it discharges water used to cool the reactors are already too hot.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Sewage discharges, runoff of fertilisers and manures from farms and wastewater from industry can all increase nutrient levels in rivers and estuaries.

From BBC May 2, 2026

Now the department is ending the most-generous repayment plan and has extinguished hopes for sweeping discharges of debt.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

The follow-up River Wye Action Plan in 2024 blamed excessive nutrients from farming and wastewater discharges as well as climate change for increasing the water temperature and reducing the water flow in hot dry summers.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

The doctor discharges me three days later, on the condition I return daily to have my dressings changed and breathing monitored.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

After he was discharged he alleged he had been sent there against his will.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

It requires monthly payments of at least $10 and 30 years of payments before balances can be discharged, unless borrowers are in public service.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The experience put him in the intensive care unit for nine days, after which he was discharged to a rehabilitation facility.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

"My daughter and her aunt are doing well, they won't be discharged today - they're staying at the hospital. Thank you so much for supporting me through this immense pain," he posted on Friday overnight.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Fearing that Champe would be executed if Arnold caught him, Washington discharged him from the Continental Army.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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

Moloney said by discharging Calocane to his GP, the trust "left him to the general public to deal with".

From BBC May 5, 2026

Regarding the one count of discharging a firearm, Allen’s attorneys wrote that the government “has not asserted that Mr. Allen ever fired any of the recovered weapons.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

DC Water violated the Clean Water Act, which prohibits discharging pollutants into navigable waters, the lawsuit in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

My duty will be to develop these germs: surely I shall find some happiness in discharging that office.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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