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despachar

to dispatch; to deal with

verb des-pah-CHAHR Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

to send off; to fire (dismiss)

Usage Note

Despachar has a wide range of meanings: to send goods (despachar un paquete), to serve a customer (¿le despachan? — are you being served?), to dismiss an employee, or simply to deal with business quickly and efficiently. El despacho (office, study) shares the same root, originally the place where you 'dispatched' matters.

Examples

"El director despachó los asuntos pendientes antes del mediodía."

Natural Translation

The director dealt with pending matters before noon.

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