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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Connie, 63, an NHS hospital discharge lead, is known as "the cake lady" and uses baking as a way to unwind after a hectic day.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The amendment provides a process for the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unable to discharge the duties of the office.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Or it could be treated to a lesser level, to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for discharge to the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
If they decline, the current service members who sued will remain protected from discharge while their challenge proceeds.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Although sedentary in adult life, they discharge their spawn into the sea, where the young are free-living for a period of several weeks.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
The number of layoffs and discharges was little changed at 1.7 million, while voluntary quits held steady at 3.1 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The number and rate of layoffs and discharges were little changed at 1.7 million and 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
Each ship requires about 200 million liters of water, which is then discharged into the sea.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
An 81-year-old man was also taken to hospital and was discharged the next day.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The remaining seven other people who were injured - six men and one woman – have since been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for minor injuries.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
When the water emerges on the other end to be discharged back into nature, it is nearly turquoise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
It was late in 1890, and he was discharged with sergeant’s stripes in the Presidio in San Francisco.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
It has invested in Italian company D-Orbit, which offers services to insert satellites into orbit, and Skeleton, an Estonian maker of energy-storage devices designed for fast charging and discharging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
But he was then mistakenly prescribed some to take home by the discharging doctor who believed he had been taking it before being admitted.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Two piers down, a Volantene river galley was discharging soldiers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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