despatch
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- despatcher noun
- outdespatch verb (used with object)
- undespatched adjective
Example Sentences
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It said it despatched five emergency crews and one non-emergency crew to the incident.
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Protection officers were despatched to collect golf balls and private jets seemed to be hired as casually as an Uber on a night out.
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Investigators have been despatched to the scene of the crash to establish its cause.
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When challenged by Badenoch to rule out tax rises, Sir Keir said: "No prime minister or chancellor ever stands at the despatch box and writes budgets in the future."
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Every piece of clothing is packaged and despatched from its distribution centres in Spain, as well as one in the Netherlands.
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