1. (

• dispatch ,
• despatch ,
• communique

) an official report (usually sent in haste) ;

2. (

• dispatch ,
• despatch ,
• expedition ,
• expeditiousness

) the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" ;

3. (

• dispatch ,
• despatch ,

) killing a person or animal ;

4. (

• dispatch ,
• despatch ,
• shipment

) the act of sending off something ;

1. (

• dispatch ,
• despatch ,
• send_off

) send away towards a designated goal ;