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to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose: Two loads of cloth were dispatched to the factory on 12 December. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Delivering and despatching. air bridge. air corridor. air-dash. box scheme. consign. courier. dispatch. drop off. misaddress. misdirection. misroute.
to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose: Two loads of cloth were dispatched to the factory on 12 December. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Delivering and despatching. air bridge. air corridor. air drop. air-dash. box scheme. consign. courier. drop off. misaddress. misdirection. misroute.
1. : to send off or away with promptness or speed. dispatch a letter. dispatch an ambulance to the scene. especially : to send off on official business. dispatch a messenger. 2. a. : to kill with quick efficiency. dispatched the deer with one shot. b. obsolete : deprive. 3. : to dispose of (something, such as a task) rapidly or efficiently.
noun. (UK also despatch) us / dɪˈspætʃ / uk / dɪˈspætʃ / [ U ] the act of sending someone or something somewhere: the dispatch of troops.
n. 1. The act of sending off, as to a specific destination. 2. Dismissal or rejection of something regarded as unimportant or unworthy of consideration: "[his] breezy dispatch of another Establishment fiction writer"(Christopher Hitchens). 3. The act of putting to death. 4. Speed in performance or movement. See Synonyms at haste.
Anything that needs to be mailed, sent off, or quickly shipped needs to be dispatched. Letters, official reports, teams of police — if it has somewhere to be, you can dispatch it to get there.
verb. /dɪˈspætʃ/ ( British English also despatch) Verb Forms. dispatch somebody/something (to…) (formal) to send somebody/something somewhere, especially for a special purpose. Troops have been dispatched to the area. A courier was dispatched to collect the documents. Want to learn more?
To dispatch a job or task means to finish it quickly and efficiently without wasting time.
n. the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc., to a destination. the act of putting to death; killing; execution. prompt or speedy transaction, as of business. expeditious performance; promptness or speed: Proceed with all possible dispatch. Business [ Com.] a method of effecting a speedy delivery of goods, money, etc.
[countable] a message or report sent quickly from one military officer to another or between government officials. The latest dispatch was held up for three hours at the border. He was mentioned in dispatches (= for brave acts in war). [countable] a report sent to a newspaper by a journalist who is working in a foreign country.
