dispatch of business

  • 1Dispatch — Dis*patch , n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[ e]p[^e]che. See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.] 1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster] 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. [1913… …

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  • 2Dispatch boat — Dispatch Dis*patch , n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[ e]p[^e]che. See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.] 1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster] 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance …

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  • 3Dispatch box — Dispatch Dis*patch , n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[ e]p[^e]che. See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.] 1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster] 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance …

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  • 4Dispatch — Dis*patch (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispatching}.] [OF. despeechier, F. d[ e]p[^e]cher; prob. from pref. des (L. dis ) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way, fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis …

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  • 5Dispatch (logistics) — Dispatch is a procedure for assigning employees (workers) or vehicles to customers. Industries that dispatch include taxicabs, couriers, emergency services, as well as home and commercial services such as maid services, plumbing, HVAC, pest… …

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  • 6Dispatch — Dis*patch , v. i. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business. [1913 Webster] They have dispatched with Pompey. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7dispatch case — UK US noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a thin rectangular case, used especially for carrying business documents → Compare BRIEFCASE(Cf. ↑briefcase) …

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  • 8dispatch — [di spach′; ] for n., esp. 4 5, also [ dis′pach΄] vt. [Sp despachar & It dispacciare, to send off, lit., to remove impediments, hence facilitate < OFr despeechier < des (see DIS ) + ( em)peechier, to impede < LL impedicare, to entangle… …

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  • 9dispatch — [[t]dɪspæ̱tʃ[/t]] dispatches, dispatching, dispatched (in BRIT, also use despatch) 1) VERB If you dispatch someone to a place, you send them there for a particular reason. [FORMAL] [V n adv/prep] He had been continually dispatching scouts ahead …

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  • 10dispatch — /dəsˈpætʃ / (say duhs pach) verb (t) 1. to send off; put under way: to dispatch a messenger; to dispatch a letter. 2. to put to death; kill. 3. to transact or dispose of (business, etc.) promptly or speedily; execute quickly; settle. –noun 4. the …