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Definition: Meaning of, dispatch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈspatʃ /

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dispatch dispatched dispatched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
dispatching dispatches
despatch [transitive]
  1. formal to send someone or something somewhere for a particular purpose
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  2. to deal with someone or to finish a job quickly and effectively
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  3. old-fashioned to deliberately kill a person or animal
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dispatch dispatches
despatch
  1. [countable] a message sent between military or government officials
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  2. [countable] a report sent to a newspaper from one of its writers who is in another town or country
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  3. [singular] the act of sending people or things to a particular place
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  4. with dispatch formal if you do something with dispatch, you do it well and quickly
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dispatch used in phrases

  • dispatch box (noun)
    1. the dispatch box a box on a central table in the British Parliament, which important members of parliament stand next to when they make speeches
    2. [countable] a box for holding official papers
  • dispatch case (noun)
    1. usually having a lock case consisting of an oblong container for carrying dispatches or other valuables
  • dispatch rider (noun)
    1. someone whose job is to take messages or packages by MOTORCYCLE
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