delivery
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
deliveries
plural
deliveries
Britannica Dictionary definition of DELIVERY
1
a
:
the act of taking something to a person or place
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see also special delivery
[count]
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The delivery is scheduled for this morning.
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The supermarket makes deliveries [=takes goods to customers] for free within 30 miles of the store.
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The restaurant doesn't do deliveries. [=does not take food to customers]
[noncount]
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The company offers free delivery with orders over $100.
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She does the mail delivery [=she delivers the mail] on my street.
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a delivery truck/service [=a truck/service that delivers something]
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Someone has to be home to accept/receive delivery of the package.
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Payment is due on delivery of the goods. [=when you receive the goods]
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Allow six weeks for delivery.
b
[count]
:
something that is taken to a person or place
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something that is delivered
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The store got a delivery [=shipment] of shirts yesterday.
2
:
the act or process of giving birth
[noncount]
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The baby weighed almost seven pounds at the time of delivery.
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the delivery room [=a special room in a hospital where women give birth to babies]
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The doctor expects it to be a routine delivery.
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The doctor has had three deliveries today.
3
[singular]
:
the way someone says something officially or publicly
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the way someone delivers a speech, statement, etc., to a group of people
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The joke was funny, but his delivery was terrible.
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I need to work on my delivery before I give the speech.
4
[count]
sports
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the way a ball is thrown in baseball or cricket
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The pitchers have similar deliveries.
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a high delivery
take delivery of
formal
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to receive (something that is being delivered to you)
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The city will take delivery of the vehicles tomorrow.
