release

  • 21release — ► VERB 1) set free from confinement. 2) free from an obligation or duty. 3) allow to move or flow freely. 4) allow (information) to be generally available. 5) make (a film or recording) available to the public. 6) make over (property, money, or a …

    English terms dictionary

  • 22release — A document or a process in which a secured party gives up its collateral interest in the property of the debtor. Releases may be for all of the property of the debtor or may be partial. For example, if a real estate developer has pledged 10 lots… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 23release — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 freeing sb from prison, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate ▪ There have been calls for his immediate and unconditional release. ▪ imminent ▪ early ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 24release — I To discharge a claim one has against another, as for example in a tort case the plaintiff may discharge the liability of the defendant in return for a cash settlement. To lease again or grant new lease. See accord and satisfaction II A writing… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 25release */*/*/ — I UK [rɪˈliːs] / US [rɪˈlɪs] verb [transitive] Word forms release : present tense I/you/we/they release he/she/it releases present participle releasing past tense released past participle released 1) to let someone leave a place where they have… …

    English dictionary

  • 26release — re|lease1 [ rı lis ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 let someone leave ▸ 2 stop holding something ▸ 3 let something into area around ▸ 4 make something available ▸ 5 move held equipment ▸ 6 get rid of feeling ▸ 7 let someone not do something 1. ) to let… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27release — [[t]rɪli͟ːs[/t]] ♦ releases, releasing, released 1) VERB: usu passive If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go. [be V ed from n] He was released from… …

    English dictionary

  • 28release — re|lease1 W2S2 [rıˈli:s] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let somebody go)¦ 2¦(make public)¦ 3¦(film/record)¦ 4¦(stop holding/drop)¦ 5¦(feelings)¦ 6¦(chemical)¦ 7¦(from a duty)¦ 8¦(machinery)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29release — I n. liberation 1) to bring about, effect smb. s release 2) a release from (a release from prison) surrender of a claim or right (legal) 3) to agree to; sign a release handing over 4) release to (the release of information to the press) 5) a news …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 30release — 1 /rI li:s/ verb (T) 1 LET SB FREE to let someone go free: The hostages were released in November 1988. | release sb from: They decided to release the bird from its cage. 2 STOP HOLDING to stop holding something that you have been holding tightly …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English