1. A message sent with speed; especially; an important official message sent by a diplomatic, military, or naval officer
2. A news item filed by a correspondent
3. The act of dispatching: as a obsolete; dismissal
4. The act of killing
5. Prompt settlement (as of an item of business)
6. Quick riddance
7. A sending off; shipment
3. Promptness and efficiency in performance or transmission

1. To complete or carry out; SYN. discharge, complete.
2. To send off promptly; SYN. despatch, send off.