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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The vessel updated its destination to New York before changing it to “for orders,” a designation typically indicating a vessel has no confirmed final discharge port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“There’s no more oil to discharge to China anymore.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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
No date has been given for Pope Leo's hospital discharge, but recovery was expected to take around a week.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Not only do these areas receive the contaminated discharge of rivers but all too commonly they are sprayed directly in efforts to control mosquitoes or other insects.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
By last year, the number of discharges had dropped to 69 and in the first seven months of 2026, there had only been 30, according to figures from West Midlands Police.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The most recent statistics from the Office of National Statistics for England and Wales showed the West Midlands force area remained second only to the Met for the total number of discharges.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
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
The paper says some 43,000 residents died after hospital patients were discharged to care homes in the first weeks of the outbreak.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
A £3.6bn proposal to stop sewage being discharged into Windermere, England's largest lake, has been unveiled.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The 287-page report also highlighted shortages of PPE for carers and criticised the way hospital patients were discharged into care homes.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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
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
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
I just needed to stay put for a few more hours and then he’d be discharging me.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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