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.
Example Sentences
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There’s a 218-vote threshold required for a discharge petition in the House.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Duffy was given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £565 in compensation to his neighbour.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Batteries can soak up cheap power during times of low demand and discharge power when supplies are tight, or be tapped for services that help keep the grid stable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
If the discharge flow at the time of the test is insufficient to take a sample, it is not regarded as a fail, and no samples are taken for the rest of the testing period.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
I needed to find his military discharge papers, which would provide for me some benefits in the domain of college tuition.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Thames Water has faced intense criticism for several years over failures to prevent sewage discharges and leaks.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
Windermere has been in the spotlight in recent years due to concerns over sewage discharges and its water turning green due to algal blooming, particularly during the summer.
From BBC ● May 20, 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 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
The family were checked in hospital after being rescued and were discharged shortly afterwards, Chomchoey told AFP.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A local police chief said at the time that the suspect was hospitalised for psychiatric treatment in December and had been discharged.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mitch McConnell announced that he was being discharged from the hospital on Thursday, saying that he would “continue his recovery at home.”
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The force said two men remain in hospital with injuries not thought to be life threatening or life changing while the other two have been discharged.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He was soon after discharged from the police department.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Sherwin said firefighters could hear ammunition discharging in the distance as they continued to fight the flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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
It unloaded some of its cargo last month and appeared to be discharging the rest at a berth in Long Beach on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Garfield's wound continued discharging "healthy pus" through a drainage tube, which the Bliss team interpreted as a sign of healing.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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