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

Of those, roughly a third are sanctioned barrels—with some would-be buyers wary of taking delivery, at least temporarily—and another 80 million are in long-haul transit from the Americas to Asia, he said.

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Two-thirds of deliveries were played from the back foot - their most in an innings since such data was first collected almost 20 years ago.

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In the first 25 overs of their innings Australia were drawn into false shots from more than 40% of the deliveries they faced.

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"Systemic delivery affects the whole body," he said.

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Overall: Aligned with a positive macro regime with a selective, late-cycle tape that favors quality + value + earnings delivery; sentiment/technicals lag, so use disciplined entries around catalysts and results.

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Related Words

• consignment 
• distribution 
• shipment 
• transmission