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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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NOUN
act or instance of unloading
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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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He served as a photographer in Germany during the Korean War and joined his father at Disney following his 1952 discharge from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

She was given a conditional discharge by magistrates, following the incident which happened before she became an MP.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

But the doctors haven't given him a discharge date.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Such work did give him skills he’d use after his discharge, trying his hand at cinéma-vérité filmmaking in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

He knew that revolvers of this particular model had a penchant for accidental discharge when bumped or dropped, so he loaded it with only five cartridges and kept the empty chamber under the hammer.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

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 finally discharges Alan after almost a week.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Student loans can be discharged in some bankruptcy cases, for example, but they are much harder to erase than other kinds of consumer debt.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

The changes include repayment plans that could push up monthly bills and require more payments before debt can be discharged.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 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

A Berlin hospital discharged the missionary earlier this month, saying he had recovered following 17 days of medical care.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

At Piccadilly Circus I discharged my cab, and walked westward; beyond the Junior Constitutional I came across the house described, and was satisfied that this was the next of the lairs arranged by Dracula.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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

And unlike Michael Drejka, she brandished her gun without discharging it.

From Slate Jun. 4, 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

Sinead said she had asked Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - which cared for Calocane before discharging him months before the deadly attacks - whether they had shared his medical records with Blackwood.

From BBC Mar. 25, 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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