From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsend out phrasal verb1 send something/somebody ↔ outSEND to make a person or a group of people or things go from one place to various other places Information was sent out to interested students. Search parties were sent out to look for survivors.2 send something ↔ outSEND to broadcast or produce a signal, light, sound etc The ship is sending out an SOS signal.3 send out for somethingDFASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to ask a restaurant or food shop to deliver food to you at home or at work We sent out for sandwiches. → send→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
send out• The beacon sends out a beam of light every thirty seconds.• The club sends out a monthly newsletter to all its members.• We'll send a mechanic out as soon as we can.• We posted the wedding invitations in batches, rather than sending them all out at the same time.• He lit a fire, which sent out clouds of dense smoke.• Officials are sending out information packs to 4000 firms in the area.• The radar sends out radio waves and listens for echoes from enemy craft.• The paper sent out several teams of reporters to follow the progress of the war.• Their top computer engineers were sent out to tackle the problem.send out for something• At noon he would send out for a sandwich and coffee.• What do you say we send out for Chinese?• A draft circular was sent out for comment in mid-1980.• You are not sent out for company but to annoy each other.• Mrs Thatcher agreed to allow the Report to be sent out for consultation, but asked for one alteration.• We will send out for fish and chips.• Privy seals were sent out for forced loans from about 1590.• Did he really have all that in the kitchen or had she sent out for it?• Do make sure that every job that gets sent out for setting has a full specification and requirements sheet with it.From Longman Business Dictionarysend something → out phrasal verb [transitive] to send things from a central place to various other placesThe bank will be sending out details to all its customers.Once your business cards are printed, start sending them out as soon as possible. → send→ See Verb table 