Meaning

11 senses
  1. The act of expelling or letting go.

    (countable, uncountable)The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.

    care transition after discharge

    Entlassung, Befreiung

    вы́пискаvýpiska, увольне́ниеuvolʹnénije

    the act of venting

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.

    career transition after discharge

    Entlassung

    демобилиза́цияdemobilizácija

  3. (countable, uncountable)The material thus released.

    Near-synonyms: effluent, effluence (sometimes synonymous)

    a mucopurulent vaginal discharge

    a substance that is emitted or released

  4. (countable, uncountable)The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.

    negligent discharge

    the act of discharging a gun

  5. (countable, uncountable)The process of removing the load borne by something.

  6. (countable, uncountable)The process of flowing out.

  7. The process of flowing out.

    (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.

    Near-synonyms: effluent, effluence (sometimes synonymous)

    гнойgnoj, выделе́ниеvydelénije, сукрови́цаsukrovíca

  8. (countable, uncountable)The act of releasing an accumulated charge.

    Entladung

    разря́дrazrjád

  9. (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).

    Ablauf, Abfluss

    расхо́дrasxód

  10. (countable, uncountable)The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.

    Ablauf

    вы́платаvýplata, выполне́ниеvypolnénije, исполне́ниеispolnénije

  11. (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.

    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.

Examples

104 sentences
  1. Has Tom been discharged from the hospital?

    ruТома выписали из больницы? — marafon

  2. Tom has been discharged from the hospital.

  3. Tom will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.

  4. Tom will likely be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.

    ruЗавтра Тома, скорее всего, выпишут из больницы. — odexed

    deTom wird wahrscheinlich morgen aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen werden. — pne

  5. The pilot was taken to the hospital and discharged soon after.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 7
act of releasing an inpatient from hospital:
act of expelling or letting go:
act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service:
pus or exudate from a wound or orifice:
act of releasing an accumulated charge:
volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time:
act of accomplishing (an obligation):
Deutsch
By meaning 4
act of releasing an inpatient from hospital:
act of expelling or letting go:
act of releasing an accumulated charge:
volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time:

Origin

From Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier (“to unload”), from Late Latin

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

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Forms

plural: discharges
Singulardischarge
Pluraldischarges

regular

Synonyms

21 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

22 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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