0 to give freedom or free movement to someone or something:
He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence.
She was arrested for shoplifting but was released on bail (= after paying a sum of money to the court).
Coal power stations release sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere.
Hormones are released from glands into the bloodstream.
1 to allow something to be shown in public or to be available for use:
2 an occasion when someone is allowed to leave prison, etc.:
Her early release from prison led to a demonstration.
The accident caused the release of radioactivity into the atmosphere.
After years of suffering, his death came as a merciful release.
4 to give freedom to someone:
5 to drop, or to stop carrying, holding, or containing something:
6 to let something be shown in public or made available for use:
7 the act of giving freedom to someone:
Diplomatic efforts were underway to secure the release of the two journalists.
8 the act of letting something be shown in public or be made available for use:
9 to make information available to the public:
According to a study released last week, nearly 250,000 Britons emigrated last year.
release a statement/document/report The conservation group released a report accusing petroleum companies of causing widespread pollution.
release details/figures/findings Figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that fixed-rate products accounted for 78% of mortgages in August.
Copies of the correspondence between the attorneys have now been released to the media.
12 to produce gases or chemical substances as part of a manufacturing or industrial process:
Many industrial processes are still releasing great quantities of carbon dioxide.
13 to officially say that someone no longer has a job, position, or responsibility:
14 the act of making a new product available to buy or a new film available to see:
The album sold more than 200,000 copies in the week following its June 12 release.
Sales peak when retailers time their promotion campaigns with the release of a box-office hit like Star Wars.
Throughout the country, people have been queuing outside stores as they anticipate the commercial release of the new phone.
after/on/since release Customers purchasing new computers have been offered a free upgrade to the latest operating system on its release.
be/go on release A Blu-Ray version of the movie is now on general release.
15 a new product that is made available to buy, especially a CD, DVD, or a piece of software:
16 the act of making information available to the public:
The report's release resulted in share prices dropping dramatically.
A temporary order was granted by the judge preventing the release of about 900 pages of e-mails.
the release of information/reports/figures The rand lost ground again after the release of worse-than-expected gold and foreign exchange figures.
17 an official statement or document that is made available to the public:
18 a process in which gases or chemical substances are produced as part of manufacturing or industrial processes:
19 the act of making money available to be spent:
release of sth Stock market indexes have recorded a steady growth in anticipation of early release of funds by the international donor agencies.
The prisoner has been released for humanitarian reasons.
He held out an olive branch to the opposition by releasing 42 political prisoners.
The information has been released in dribs and drabs.
A new mix of their hit single is due to be released early next month.
We cannot release the names of the soldiers who were killed until we have informed their next of kin.
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