Despatch
Word | DESPATCH |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | de spatch |
Pronunciations | /dəˈspætʃ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Despatch"
What do we mean by despatch?
To deliver; rid; free; disentangle; discharge: usually reflexive.
To send to a destination; cause to start for or go to an appointed place; put under way: usually implying urgent importance or haste as to purpose, or promptness and regularity as to time: as, to despatch a messenger or a letter asking for assistance; to despatch an envoy to a foreign court; to despatch a ship.
To transact or dispose of speedily or with promptness; attend to; bring to an end; accomplish: as, to despatch business.
To finish or make an end of by promptly putting to death; kill.
Synonyms To hasten off.
To make short work of, dispose of (quickly).
Slay, Murder, etc. See kill.
To go expeditiously; be quick.
To conclude or dispose of an affair or matter; make a finish.
A sending off or away; a prompt or regular starting or transmission, as of some one on an errand or a commission, or of a ship, freight, etc., on its prescribed course or toward its destination: as, the despatch of the mails; the despatch of troops to the front. noun
A sending away or getting rid of something; a putting out of the way, or a doing away with; riddance; dismissal. noun
Prompt or expeditious performance; complete or regular execution or transaction; the act of bringing to a conclusion. noun
Speed; haste; expedition; due diligence: as, repairing done with neatness and despatch; go, but make despatch. noun
Conduct; management. noun
A written message sent or to be sent with expedition: as, a telegraphic despatch. noun
An official letter relating to public affairs, as from a minister to an ambassador or a commander, or from the latter to the former, usually conveyed by a special messenger or bearer of despatches. noun
A conveyance or an organization for the expeditious transmission of merchandise, money, etc.: as, the Merchants' Despatch; it was sent by despatch. noun
A decisive answer. noun
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.
The act of doing something quickly.
A mission by an emergency response service, typically attend to an emergency in the field.
The passing on of a message for further processing, especially via a dispatch table.
A dismissal.
1.To put someone down verbally or physically in an amusing manner 2. To get rid of someone, usually in a hurry Typically occurs whilst drunk Urban Dictionary
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