Assertion: dispatch | /r/HasProperty | preferred
Facets:
value: for all senses of the word
type: OTHER
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Although dispatch is generally preferred, some British publications occasionally pull out despatch for use as the noun meaning the act of sending—for example:
text: Despatch has mostly disappeared from the language—except in the U.K., where it appears in place of dispatch about a third of the time—and dispatch is the preferred spelling for all senses of the word.