despatch

Noun

dispatch (countable and uncountable, plural dispatches)

1. A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
   • WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's...2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18
2. The act of doing something quickly.
   • We must act with dispatch in this matter.

   Synonyms:

   haste, hurry, rapidity

3. A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.
4. The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.
5. (obsolete) A dismissal.

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