 despatch |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (transportation) send away towards a designated goal | |
| Synonyms: | dispatch send_off | |
| Related terms: | transport bundle_off route dispatch | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the murder or execution of someone | |
| Synonyms: | dispatch | |
| Related terms: | killing murder | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (writing,news) an official report (usually sent in haste) | |
| Synonyms: | dispatch communique | |
| Related terms: | report dateline dispatch | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the property of being prompt and efficient | |
| Synonyms: | expedition expeditiousness dispatch | |
| Examples: | "it was done with dispatch" |
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| Related terms: | celerity dispatch | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of sending off something | |
| Synonyms: | shipment dispatch | |
| Related terms: | departure reshipment transport | |
| Similar spelling: |
dispatch despotic dispatcher dispatched despot despotical despite |
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