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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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VERB
dismiss a legal or legislative process
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Now, nearly two years after the most recent discharge was announced, borrowers say they can’t escape the last vestige of this debt: It still appears on their credit reports.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Borrowers were told that they didn’t need to take any action to receive their discharge and that they didn’t need to resume making payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Only around 36 percent saw normal flows, while an equal percentage saw below-normal discharge conditions and 21 percent were above normal, the report found.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

It is illegal to discharge a pellet or BB gun outside an authorized target range in the city of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The text had been sliced to unreadable bits, but Lexie recognized the pale pink of it at once—the discharge form from her visit to the clinic.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The lawsuit claims that the Education Department gave servicers instructions, known as a change request, on how to process these group loan discharges, including deleting credit trade lines.

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

Welsh Water is also one of the defendants in an ongoing civil case over pollution in the River Wye, where residents and businesses allege sewage discharges contributed to environmental damage.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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

The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

After less than a year in Salzburg, he’s discharged and sent home, back on the path to a conventional legal career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In August, a source close to Applegate told The Times that “all is well” after Applegate was reportedly discharged and back at home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

After you sell your eligible assets, the remaining debts are usually discharged, so you are free and clear to start your life anew.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

The judge discharged the jury and adjourned the case at Southwark Crown Court until 29 September, when prosecutors have been told to indicate if they want a retrial.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Then one day she’s discharged, and the pastels take it apart, and put it back in the box for other patients.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

In a battery, electrons flow from cathode to anode, external when charging and in the opposite direction when discharging or providing power.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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

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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