Discharge: meaning, definitions and examples
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discharge
[ dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ ]
medical
The action of discharging someone from a hospital or other medical facility.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The patient was ready for discharge after a successful surgery.
- The doctor signed the discharge papers for the patient.
military
The release of someone from military service.
Synonyms
demobilization, dismission, retirement
Examples of usage
- After serving his time, the soldier received his discharge papers.
- The discharge of troops was delayed due to bad weather.
Translations
Translations of the word "discharge" in other languages:
🇵🇹 liberação
- descarga
- alta (hospitalar)
🇮🇳 मुक्ति
- निर्वहन
- छुट्टी (अस्पताल से)
🇩🇪 Entlassung
- Entladung
- Abgabe
🇮🇩 pelepasan
- pengeluaran
- pemulangan (dari rumah sakit)
🇺🇦 звільнення
- розряд
- виписка (з лікарні)
🇵🇱 zwolnienie
- wyładowanie
- wypis (ze szpitala)
🇯🇵 解放 (かいほう)
- 放電 (ほうでん)
- 退院 (たいいん)
🇫🇷 libération
- décharge
- sortie (d'hôpital)
🇪🇸 liberación
- descarga
- alta (hospitalaria)
🇹🇷 serbest bırakma
- deşarj
- taburcu (hastaneden)
🇰🇷 방출 (방출)
- 방전 (방전)
- 퇴원 (퇴원)
🇸🇦 إطلاق سراح
- تفريغ
- خروج (من المستشفى)
🇨🇿 propuštění
- výboj
- propuštění (z nemocnice)
🇸🇰 prepustenie
- vybitie
- prepustenie (z nemocnice)
🇨🇳 释放 (shìfàng)
- 放电 (fàngdiàn)
- 出院 (chūyuàn)
🇸🇮 izpustitev
- izpust
- odpust (iz bolnišnice)
🇮🇸 losun
- útskrift
- útskrift (af sjúkrahúsi)
🇰🇿 босату
- разряд
- ауруханадан шығару
🇬🇪 განთავისუფლება
- გამოტანა
- გაწერა (საავადმყოფოდან)
🇦🇿 azadlıq
- boşalma
- xəstəxanadan çıxarılma
🇲🇽 liberación
- descarga
- alta (hospitalaria)
Word origin
The word 'discharge' originated in the late Middle English period, derived from the Old French word 'descharger', which came from the Latin word 'dis-' meaning 'apart' and 'carricare' meaning 'to load'. Over time, the word evolved to encompass various meanings related to release, such as medical discharge, military discharge, and electrical discharge.
See also: chargeable, charged, charger, charges, charging, decharging, overcharge, recharge, supercharger, surcharge.