noun
- An official report (usually sent in haste.
- synonyms: dispatch, communique
- The property of being prompt and efficient.
- usage: "it was done with dispatch"
- synonyms: dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness
- Killing a person or animal.
- synonyms: dispatch
- The act of sending off something.
verb
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