discharge

/ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/ noun [C, U]

Definition

LEAVE › when someone is officially allowed or ordered to leave somewhere such as a prison, hospital, or the army

COME OUT › when a liquid or gas comes out of something: the discharge of carbon dioxide

SUBSTANCE › a liquid or gas that comes out of something

(Definition of discharge noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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