predischarge

adjective

pre·​dis·​charge ˌprē-ˈdis-ˌchärj 

-dis-ˈchärj

variants or pre-discharge

: occurring before discharge (such as discharge from military service or the discharge of a debt)

military predischarge programs

All debtors must attend a two-hour course on managing finances in order to receive a bankruptcy discharge. This is sometimes referred to as budget counseling, debtor education, or predischarge counseling.

—Stephen Elias et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above