discharge
68
5.2
- noun
- /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/
- Formal
- After completing his treatment, he received a formal letter of discharge from the hospital.
- discharge planning
- hospital discharge
- patient discharge
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Watch on YouTubeThey made some phone calls and I was able to get an administrative discharge from the Navy.
- They made some phone calls and I was able to get an administrative discharge from the Navy.
- I festered at home while they arranged my medical discharge and then I got discharged.
- Soldiers who had received their discharges might also go on to enlist in evoquata units.
- And he had me sign my discharge from the four year commitment & a recruitment for a six year commitment.
- And then finally, a discharge plan or you know, a decision about where the person would go after the hospitalization.
- But they got honorable discharges with, you know, RE codes, reenlistment codes.
Examples
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Ensure that my patients are ready for discharge by making sure they have their prescriptions.
Academic text (2013) -
The control group received routine discharge care that was not tailored to the individual patient.
Academic text (2015) -
Further study is needed to follow up with patients after discharge to their homes.
Academic text (2015) -
How about my Army discharge?
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And he had me sign my discharge from the four year commitment & a recruitment for a six year commitment.
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Timely and appropriate discharge of patients is critical to the efficient operation of a hospital.
Academic text (2008) -
Half of the trials included a discharge planning advocate who was a nurse.
Academic text (2015) -
I have arranged for an honourable discharge provided you leave without incident.
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I don't think he should even be here, but he has to wait for an official discharge.
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Congratulations on your discharge.
Synonyms
63
4.7
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
51
3.3
To remove someone from their job against their will
35
3.4
Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong
27
3.7
The act of removing someone from their job
15
4.2
The act of ending someone's job
9
4.2
An official release from the military when someone leaves with a good record
5
3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
3
3.7
A situation when someone loses their job
1
4.4
Losing a job because you are fired
1
9.9
A paper that shows you have paid a debt
1
9.9
A written paper that shows a debt has been paid
1
8.1
The official act of removing someone from a job or position
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
9
4.2
An official release from the military when someone leaves with a good record
- Formal
5
6.7
Official removal from the military because of a serious crime or bad behavior
- Specialized
1
5.2
A flow of electricity through a gas that makes light or a spark
- Specialized
1
6.7
A lamp that makes light when electricity passes between two metal points inside a gas
- Specialized
1
7.9
A faint glow around a high-voltage wire when the air becomes charged
- Specialized
1
7.0
A lamp that makes light by passing electricity between two metal parts inside a glass tube
- Specialized
A faint blue electric glow with many thin light rays that appears when high voltage makes a spark
- Specialized
A lamp that makes light when electricity passes through gas in a glass tube
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Discharge (the noun) can mean the official act or paper that frees you from a duty or service, because it 'takes the charge off' you and lets you go.