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

And while communities are adapting — through mobile pantries, food lockers, and expanded delivery programs — innovation can only go so far when the underlying problem is affordability and bad policy.

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Now, the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs says Israel has approved delivery of 170,000 tonnes of aid under a response plan for the first 60 days of truce.

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Between 400 and 600 trucks were expected to enter to bolster existing aid deliveries and help alleviate two years of war and hardship.

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Serve’s self-driving sidewalk robots are already making deliveries in the city—as well as in Miami, Dallas, Chicago, and Atlanta—through an existing partnership with Uber Eats.

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She top-scored with 34 before becoming the last wicket to fall as she skied a delivery from Eden Carson out to extra-cover.

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Related Words

• consignment 
• distribution 
• shipment 
• transmission