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- Dictionarydispatch/dɪˈspatʃ/
verb
- 1. send off to a destination or for a purpose: "he dispatched messages back to base" Similar
- 2. deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently: "the Welsh team were dispatched comfortably by the opposition" Similar
noun
- 1. the sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose: "a resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force" Similar
- 2. an official report on state or military affairs: "in his battle dispatch he described the gunner's bravery" Similar
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DISPATCH definition: 1. to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose: 2. to…. Learn more.
to send someone to a place for a particular purpose: The company could dispatch teams of engineers anywhere in the country if a water supply was contaminated. COMMERCE. to send goods, a message, etc. to a place: We dispatch goods only when we believe a genuine order has been received.
DISPATCH definition: 1. to send someone or something somewhere: 2. the act of sending someone or something somewhere…. Learn more.
DISPATCHER definition: 1. a person who is responsible for sending out people or vehicles to where they are needed…. Learn more.
DISPATCH meaning: 1. to send someone or something somewhere: 2. the act of sending someone or something somewhere…. Learn more.
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DISPATCHED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of dispatch 2. to send something, especially goods or a message…. Learn more.
noun. (UK also despatch) uk / dɪˈspætʃ / us / dɪˈspætʃ /. [ U ] the act of sending someone or something somewhere: the dispatch of troops. [ C ] a newspaper report sent by someone in a foreign country, often communicating war news, or an official report or letter, often on a military matter:
a person who is responsible for sending out people or vehicles to where they are needed, especially emergency vehicles: He has been an ambulance dispatcher for ten years, working in our central control room. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Messengers and people who deliver things. bearer. broker.
noun. (UK also despatch) uk / dɪˈspætʃ / us / dɪˈspætʃ /. [ U ] the act of sending someone or something somewhere: the dispatch of troops. [ C ] a newspaper report sent by someone in a foreign country, often communicating war news, or an official report or letter, often on a military matter: