| Noun | 1. | despatch - an official report (usually sent in haste)dateline - a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch news report, write up, report, account, story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" | |
| 2. | despatch - the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" | |
| 3. | despatch - killing a person or animal | |
| 4. | despatch - the act of sending off somethingreshipment - the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship) | |
| Verb | 1. | despatch - send away towards a designated goalroute - send documents or materials to appropriate destinations | |