препровожде́ние

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nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
forwarding, sending on, dispatchadministration
Он отвеча́ет за препровожде́ние докуме́нтов в суд.
He is responsible for forwarding the documents to the court.
Bookish, chiefly in official and administrative language.
2.
passing (time), spending (time)
Э́то прия́тное препровожде́ние вре́мени.
This is a pleasant way of passing the time.
Almost always with времени; compare времяпрепровождение.
3.
(rare) escorting, conveying (under guard)law
препровожде́ние аресто́ванного в тюрьму́
the escorting of the arrested man to prison
Of prisoners or detainees; official register.

Examples

Он занимался препровождением документов в архив.
He was responsible for sending the documents to the archive.
Препровождение бумаг заняло целый день.
Forwarding the papers took the whole day.
Препровождение времени за книгами доставляло ему радость.
Spending time reading books brought him joy.