delivery

[dih-liv-uh-ree]

noun

plural

deliveries 

1. the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.

2. a giving up or handing over; surrender.

3. the utterance or enunciation of words.

4. vocal and bodily behavior during the presentation of a speech.

   a speaker's fine delivery.

5. the act or manner of giving or sending forth.

   the pitcher's fine delivery of the ball.

6. the state of being delivered of or giving birth to a child; parturition.

7. something delivered.

   The delivery is late today.

8. Commerce.,  a shipment of goods from the seller to the buyer.

9. Law.,  a formal act performed to make a transfer of property legally effective.

   a delivery of deed.

10. Also called delivery end. Printing.,  the part of a printing press where the paper emerges in printed form.

11. Archaic.,  release or rescue; liberation; deliverance.

delivery

/ dɪˈlɪvərɪ /

noun

1. 1. the act of delivering or distributing goods, mail, etc

   2. something that is delivered

   3. ( as modifier )

      a delivery service

2. the act of giving birth to a child

   she had an easy delivery

3. manner or style of utterance, esp in public speaking or recitation

   the chairman had a clear delivery

4. the act of giving or transferring or the state of being given or transferred

5. the act of rescuing or state of being rescued; liberation

6. sport

   1. the act or manner of bowling or throwing a ball

   2. the ball so delivered

      a fast delivery

7. an actual or symbolic handing over of property, a deed, etc

8. the discharge rate of a compressor or pump

9. (in South Africa) the supply of basic services to communities deprived under apartheid

Other Word Forms

• misdelivery noun
• nondelivery noun
• postdelivery adjective
• predelivery noun
• redelivery noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of delivery¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English delyvere, delyvery, from Anglo-French delivrée, noun use of feminine past participle of delivrer “to deliver,” with suffix assimilated to -ery; deliver

Example Sentences

Netanyahu has repeatedly denied starvation is taking place in Gaza and said Israel was facilitating deliveries of food and other aid.

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The charge against them which they deny alleges they "arranged for the purchase and delivery of firearms, conducted reconnaissance and made plans of attack".

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And then there’s the viral footage of a food delivery driver on his bike cussing out a phalanx of armed Border Patrol agents in downtown Chicago last month.

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The price of spot gold - the real-time market value of the precious metal for immediate delivery - rose above $4,016 an ounce on Wednesday morning in Asia.

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The row could see up to 1,300 drivers refuse to work for three days after DPD said it was cutting the amount it pays for deliveries of small parcels by 65p.

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Related Words

• consignment 
• distribution 
• shipment 
• transmission