Dispatch

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1. Verb

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

2. Verb

To rid; to free.

3. Verb

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

4. Verb

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

5. Verb

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

6. Verb

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

7. Verb

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

8. Verb

Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.

9. Verb

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

10. Verb

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.

11. Verb

A message transmitted by telegraph.

12. Noun

killing a person or animal
Vocabulary classified under Law

13. Noun

the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"
Vocabulary classified under Economics

14. Noun

an official report (usually sent in haste)
Vocabulary classified under Media and communication
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