Definition of: dispatch

(dis·pach′) v.t.
1. To send off, especially on official business or for special purposes.
2. To transact with promptness; finish quickly.
3. To execute; kill summarily.
—v.i.
4. Obs. To make haste. See synonyms under KILL.
—noun
1. The act of dispatching; a forwarding to some destination: usually with the implication of promptness or celerity: the dispatch of a messenger.
2. A message sent by special means and with haste, as by telegraph; especially, a communication on public matters sent by one official to another.
3. Quick transaction, as of business; the prompt performance and completion of work; expedition; speed.
4. The act of killing; a putting to death.
5. An organization or conveyance for the speedy transmission of money, goods, or messages: I will send it by dispatch.
6. Obs. Dismissal; deliverance; riddance. Also, in diplomatic use, spelled despatch. [<Ital. dispacciare,? ult. <LL dis- away, not + pactare fasten, fix]
—dis·patch′ful adjective