Shipping vs. Dispatch — What's the Difference?

The act or business of transporting goods.

Send off to a destination or for a purpose

An amount charged for transporting goods.

Deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently

The body of ships belonging to one port, industry, or country, often referred to in aggregate tonnage.

The sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose

Passage or transport on a ship.

An official report on state or military affairs

The transportation of goods.

The killing of someone or something

The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.

To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.

Passage or transport on a ship.

A written message, particularly an official communication, sent with speed.

The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.

An important message sent by a diplomat or an officer in the armed forces.

Navigation.

A news item sent to a news organization, as by a correspondent.

Present participle of ship

(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.

Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns.

(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.

Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.

(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.

The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.

(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.

The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.

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

Navigation.

(transitive) To rid; to free.

The commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials

(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.

Conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).

To hurry.

To deprive.

A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.

The act of doing something quickly.

A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.

(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.

(obsolete) A dismissal.

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

To rid; to free.

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

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

To send out of the world; to put to death.

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

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

Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.

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

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.

An official report (usually sent in haste)

The act of sending off something

The property of being prompt and efficient;

Killing a person or animal

Send away towards a designated goal

Complete or carry out;

Kill intentionally and with premeditation;

Dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently;

Kill without delay;