discharge
verb (used with object)
to relieve of a charge or load; unload.
has discharged
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present perfectof discharge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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On the south side of the border, the Mexican military is rebuilding a crippled sewage treatment plant in Baja California that has discharged 40 million gallons of wastewater per day into the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
The department said it has formally notified DeVry University that it is liable for nearly $24 million in federal loans the department has discharged through the debt-relief program known as borrower defense to repayment.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2022
Europe has discharged about 1.45 million bpd of crude from the United States.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2022
The Marine Corps has discharged 469, the Air Force has discharged 179 and the Navy has discharged 118, according to data released in the last week.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
Each of the stipendiaries has discharged his obligation, and the Pope and Monsignori find that the Council has cost large sums, but think the money is well spent and will bring in abundant interest.
From Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von D?llinger
