- 1[uncountable, countable] the action of releasing a substance such as a liquid or gas; a substance that comes out from inside somewhere a ban on the discharge of toxic waste thunder and lightning caused by electrical discharges nasal discharge (= from the nose)
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from hospital/job - 2[uncountable, countable] discharge (from something) the act of officially allowing someone, or of telling someone, to leave somewhere, especially someone in a hospital or the army
- 3[uncountable] (formal) the act of performing a task or a duty or of paying money that is owed the discharge of debts/obligations Arrangements have been made for the discharge of mortgage payments.
of liquid/gas
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