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Expedite

English translation: Dispatch, Issue (officially)

12:30 Mar 6, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: Expedite
I am translating a document certified by the Secretary of State of Nevada.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515115/000101968711...

In this document, the following information is to be provided: "Job Number," "Reference Number," “Expedite” and "Through Date.”

What does “Expedite” means in this context?

Thank you.
Yukio
Selected answer:Dispatch, Issue (officially)
Explanation:
also means do something quickly, hasten but not in this context
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/expedit...
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 23:43
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2Dispatch, Issue (officially)
Yvonne Gallagher
4proceed
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
expedite
Dispatch, Issue (officially)


Explanation:
also means do something quickly, hasten but not in this context
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/expedit...

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 127

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, I'd suspect here it possibly means "started dealing with"! As in "please expedite" — which often connotes "get on with it!" :-)
7 mins
  -> Many thanks:-) Yep, don't hang around!
agree  Sarah Lewis-Morgan
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
neutral  philgoddard: How do we know it doesn't mean do something quickly? // It could be followed by "Yes" if the matter were urgent.
6 hrs
  -> because of its position
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
expedite
proceed


Explanation:
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Local time: 23:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
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