- (v.t.) The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.
- (v.t.) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
- (v.t.) To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.
- (v.t.) A message transmitted by telegraph.
- (v.t.) A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches.
- (v.t.) To rid; to free.
- (v.t.) To send out of the world; to put to death.
- (v.t.) To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste.
- (v.i.) To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.
- (v.t.) Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.
- (v.t.) The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). dispatch. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dispatch/definitions/1998919 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "dispatch" http://smartdefine.org/dispatch/definitions/1998919 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, dispatch, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/dispatch/definitions/1998919>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "dispatch" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/dispatch/definitions/1998919> |