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Dispatch

Dih-SPACH

/dɪˈspætʃ/

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dispatch

Dictionary meaning

The act of sending off something.

Examples

  • It was done with dispatch.
  • The traitor was dispatched by the conspirators.

Synonyms: despatch, shipment

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