DESPATCH
\dɪspˈat͡ʃ], \dɪspˈatʃ], \d_ɪ_s_p_ˈa_tʃ]\
Definitions of DESPATCH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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an official report (usually sent in haste)
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the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"
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killing a person or animal
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send away towards a designated goal
By Princeton University
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an official report (usually sent in haste)
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the murder or execution of someone
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the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To send away hastily: to send out of the world: to put to death: to dispose of: to perform speedily.
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A sending away in haste: dismissal: rapid performance: haste: that which is despatched, as a message.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of despatching or being despatched; dismissal; speedy performance; speed; message despatched, generally of state; the paper containing it.
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To send away, especially messengers, agents, and letters on some special business, and often implying haste; to perform; to finish; to dispose of; to put to death.
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To conclude an affair with another.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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To send away; to send on special business implying haste; to put to death; to execute speedily; to finish.
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Speedy performance; haste; an express message.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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