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31discharge — dis•charge v. [[t]dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] v. charged, charg•ing, n. 1) to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship[/ex] 2) to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York[/ex] 3) mil to… …
32discharge — To release a person from a binding legal obligation by agreement, by the performance of an obligation, or by law. For example, the payment of a debt discharges the debt; similarly, a judicial decision that a contract is frustrated discharges the… …
33discharge — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a let go, release, esp. from a duty, commitment, or period of confinement. b relieve (a bankrupt) of residual liability. 2 tr. dismiss from office, employment, army commission, etc. 3 tr. a fire (a gun etc.). b (of a gun etc.)… …
34Discharge In Bankruptcy — When a bankrupt person or company is legally free and clear of any obligation to repay certain debts. In other words, the creditor no longer has any right to collect an outstanding debt from the person declaring bankruptcy …
35debt service — Synonyms and related words: acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, amortization, amortizement, binder, cash, cash payment, clearance, defrayal, defrayment, deposit, disbursal, discharge, doling out, down payment, earnest, earnest money, hire… …
36discharge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dismiss, deselect, retire; expel, emit; shoot, fire; perform, do; settle, pay; unload; free, acquit. See liberation, conduct, payment, acquittal, completion, ejection, excretion, exemption. II… …
37discharge of a guarantor — dismissal of a guarantor who has ceased to be liable for another s debt …
38debt pooling — Arrangement by which debtor adjusts many debts by distributing his assets among several creditors, who may or may not agree to take less than is owed; or, an arrangement by which debtor agrees to pay in regular installments a sum of money to one… …
39debt pooling — Arrangement by which debtor adjusts many debts by distributing his assets among several creditors, who may or may not agree to take less than is owed; or, an arrangement by which debtor agrees to pay in regular installments a sum of money to one… …
40Charge and discharge — Discharge Dis*charge , n. [Cf. F. d[ e]charge. See {Discharge}, v. t.] 1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo. [1913 Webster]… …
