Definition of Dispatch

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Dispatch

To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

To rid; to free.

To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.

To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste.

To send out of the world; to put to death.

To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.

The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.

Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.

The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.

A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches.

A message transmitted by telegraph.

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Dispatch Translations

dispatch in Dutch is verzenden
dispatch in German is abfertigen, Versand, Versand
dispatch in Latin is mitto, praemitto
dispatch in Norwegian is avsendelse, rapport, ekspedere

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