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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“There’s no more oil to discharge to China anymore,” said Homayoun Falakshahi, head of crude-oil analysis at Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The clinic took up my claim, bringing a class-action lawsuit challenging the Army’s handling of discharge upgrade applications.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will leave the Rome hospital Saturday where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery after doctors deemed him "fit for discharge", the Vatican said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said in a post on X that his departure from the police force was regarded as a dishonourable discharge, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
They paid her wages full and just, but there was no certificate of honorable discharge from the Concord Corporation, and with no certificate, she would never be hired by any other corporation in Lowell.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
As the battery repeatedly charges and discharges, lithium does not always spread evenly across the copper surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
He previously called the quality of bathing water "a disgrace", adding that issues with sewage discharges were "a very dangerous thing".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
When the government discharges a borrower’s student loan, it sends information to the borrower’s servicer instructing it to get rid of the loans.
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
The doctor finally discharges Alan after almost a week.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
The court also heard Ali had been discharged from mental health services on 12 February - just six days before the killings.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Hayler was emotional and bent over as he was discharged and told he could leave the dock.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Both have the tunnel at their heart but one would see the treated effluent discharged into the River Leven, the other into the Irish Sea at Ulverston.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The 287-page report also highlighted shortages of personal protective equipment for carers and criticised the way hospital patients were discharged into care homes.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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
The disruption was due to delays in distribution after a tanker had trouble discharging its cargo, Simon Aloysius Mantiri, president director of state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina, said Tuesday along with an apology.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
A charge cycle represents one complete use of a battery, from charging to discharging and back again.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 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
As the day passed, cars and buses kept stopping alongside the moving procession, discharging new marchers who had flocked to Montgomery to walk the last few miles to the capitol.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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