despatch

/dəˈspætʃ/ · noun

Meaning

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.
To send (a shipment) with promptness.
To send (a person) away hastily.
To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
To rid; to free.

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