A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially,
an important official letter sent from one public officer to another;
– often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with
dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches.

A message transmitted by telegraph.

To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a
matter of business.

The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as
of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.

The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or
on important business.

To send off or away; – particularly applied to
sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business,
and implying haste.

To rid; to free.

To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute
quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.

Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.