Что (кто) такое despatch - определение
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Despatches; Despatch (disambiguation)
despatch
An agreed upon amount of money that is paid by the shipowner to the shipper or receiver, when loading or discharging is performed faster than the allotted time.
despatch
see dispatch
despatch
I. v. a.
[Written also Dispatch.]
1.
Send away (in haste).
2.
Kill, slay, slaughter, assassinate, put to death, send out of the world.
3.
Hasten, expedite, accelerate, forward, speed, quicken, finish, conclude, wind up, push or urge forward, press or urge on, make short work of.
II. n.
1.
Despatching, sending, dismissal on an errand.
2.
Speed, haste, expedition, diligence, due diligence.
3.
Transaction, carrying on, conduct, completion, doing, transacting.
4.
Message (expeditiously sent), communication, missive, instruction, report.
5.
Telegraphic despatch, telegram, message by telegraph.
Примеры произношения для despatch
1. A despatch from Mr Baldwin which I don't understand a word of.
The Kings Speech (2010)
Примеры употребления для despatch
1. Putin said the despatch of humanitarian aid should not be politicized.
2. He was ruthlessly mocked for the frog that inhabited his throat at the despatch box.
3. Our Lahore correspondent in his despatch quotes Punjab Health Minister Dr.
4. "The British people are being fed lies from the despatch box by this propaganda machine.
5. He describes his latest book as "a farewell despatch ... at least for the time being". AFP