discharge

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ

Definitions

The act of expelling or letting go.
countable, uncountable
The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
countable, uncountable
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation
The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
countable, uncountable
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear
The material thus released.
countable, uncountable
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
countable, uncountable
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss
The process of removing the load borne by something.
countable, uncountable
To expel or let go
The process of flowing out.
countable, uncountable
Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
uncountable
The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
countable, uncountable
The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
countable, uncountable
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
countable, uncountable
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.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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العربيةإفراز إيفاء الإطلاقعزل

Azərbaycan diliazad etmək çıxarmaq ifrazatkənar etmək

Българскиизпълнявам освобождавам уволнявам

Bosanskiazil debi duhizljev kilo otpust peta sekrecija sekrecijski гној изљев расход секреција секрецијски

Catalàacomplir descarregar disparardonar d'alta

Češtinapropuštění průtok výbojvýměšek výtok

Ελληνικάαπαλλαγή απαλλάσσω απολύωαποστράτευση αποστρατεύω απόταξη αποφορτίζω αποφόρτιση αποφυλάκιση εκβολή έκκριση εκπλήρωση εκπυρσοκρότηση εκπυρσοκροτώ εκτελώ εκφορτίζω εκφορτώνω ξεφορτώνω πυροδοτώ

فارسیدبی

Suomierite ero hylätäkotiuttaa lähettää laskuaukko laukaista päästää purkaa purkaus purkautua täyttää tulehduserite tulehdusneste vapauttaa vapautus vastuuvapaus virtaama

Gaeilgefolmhaigh scaoil síleadhurscaoil

Gàidhligcuir à dreuchd dì-luchdaich ìoc

עבריתזוב

हिन्दीउतराई उत्सर्जन छूटनानिष्कासन विसर्जन स्राव

Hrvatskiazil debi duhizljev kilo otpust peta sekrecija sekrecijski гној изљев расход секреција секрецијски

Magyarelbocsát elbocsátás elvégezelvégzés enged kibocsát kienged kiló kisülés teljesít teljesítés váladék

Bahasa Indonesiadebit duh melucutpelepasan pelunasan pembongkaran pemulangan

Italianocongedo dimissioni discaricoemissione portata scarica secrezione

日本語免じる全うする排出放電流出発発射する解雇退院させる

한국어모가지 제대 해고

Kurdîazil deşarj duhkîlo

Latinaabsolutio emissio exsolutiofungor missio proluvies

Te Reo Māoripaheke

Македонскигној демобилизација испишеисполни исполнување испука ослободи ослободување отпуштање отпушти празнење празни пушти растовари течење

Bahasa Melayulelehan nyahcas

Nederlandsontladen voltooien

Polskiabdank abdankowy absolutoriumabsolutoryjny abszyt abszytowy krew rozładować rozładowywać wydzielina wypis wypisać wypisywać zwalniać zwolnić

Portuguêsalta cumprimento cumprirdar alta descarga descarregamento descarregar disparar dispensa dispensar vazão

Românădescărca

Српскиazil debi duhizljev kilo otpust peta sekrecija sekrecijski гној изљев расход секреција секрецијски

Svenskaavfyra avfyrning avlossaavsked avskeda entlediga flöde klarera muck peta skriva ut urladdning utryckning utsöndring

Türkçeazil debi deşarjifa ifraz salgı taburcu etmek tahliye etmek terhis

Українськаабшит виділення викидзлив розряд

Tiếng Việtlưu lượng

Examples

“care transition after discharge”

“career transition after discharge”

“Near-synonyms: effluent, effluence (sometimes synonymous)”

“a mucopurulent vaginal discharge”

“the cooling tower's discharge”

“negligent discharge”

“Whereof what's past is prologue, what to come ⟳ / In yours and my discharge.”

“She [the Queen] was assisted in the discharge of her solemn functions by fourteen sacred women, one for each of the altars of Dionysus.”

“After having granted discharge from liability, the general meeting of shareholders may not demand ⟳ for the company compensation for matters which it had knowledge of when granting discharge.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

discharge tube Dischargeable dischargeant Discharged dischargee dischargement

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