discharge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To expel or let go.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To release (an accumulated charge).
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).

noun

The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The material thus released.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The process of removing the load borne by something.
The process of flowing out.
Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discharge (verb).wav /ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discharge (noun).wav dĭschärj' /dɪsˈtʃɑɹdʒ/ En-us-discharge.ogg dĭs'chärj /ˈdɪstʃɑɹdʒ/

Word forms

discharge discharges discharging discharged

Etymology

From Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier (“to unload”), from Late Latin discarricāre (“unload”). By surface analysis, dis- + charge.

Synonyms

fire let go terminate axe can decruit dehire discard remove discharge dismiss downsize give the axe give someone the boot give someone their cards give the chop give the elbow give someone the heave-ho give someone the old heave-ho lay off let someone go make redundant pink slip promote to customer retrench sack serve notice shit-can term throw out unhire teem pour out effluent effluence firing unloading

Derived words

dischargeable dischargee dischargement discharger nondischarging redischarge undischarged afterdischarge blue discharge constructive discharge corona discharge discharge tube dishonorable discharge dishonourable discharge electrical discharge machining electric discharge electrostatic discharge glow discharge honorable discharge interdischarge microdischarge nasal discharge partial discharge partial discharge extinction voltage partial discharge inception voltage postdischarge predischarge streamer discharge surface discharge Townsend discharge vaginal discharge

Translations

Bulgarian: освобождаване Bulgarian: изпускане Chinese Mandarin: 免職 /免职 Finnish: päästäminen German: Befreiung Greek: απόλυση Hindi: निष्कासन Hungarian: kibocsátás Hungarian: elbocsátás Macedonian: ослободу́вање Māori: rukenga Norwegian: utvisning Portuguese: dispensa Russian: увольне́ние Spanish: liberación Spanish: libramiento Ottoman Turkish: تخلیه

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