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noun de·liv·ery \ di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē , dē- \

Definition of delivery

plural deliveries

:the act or manner of delivering something; also :something delivered

See delivery defined for English-language learners

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Examples of delivery in a Sentence

The delivery is scheduled for this morning.
The company offers free delivery with orders over $100.
Someone has to be home to accept delivery of the package.
Allow six weeks for delivery.
The baby weighed almost seven pounds at the time of delivery.
The doctor expects it to be a routine delivery.
The doctor has had three deliveries today.
The joke was funny, but his delivery was terrible.
I need to work on my delivery before I give the speech.

Recent Examples of delivery from the Web

Soskin, 43, is charged with trafficking and manufacture or delivery of of more than 5,000 grams of cannabis, both class X felonies, and possession of cannabis, a class 1 felony.

— robert mccoppin, McHenry County, "Authorities, banks both look to seize McHenry County mansion where huge pot bust took place," 30 Aug. 2017
That deal also saw the U.S. make a $400 million cash delivery to Iran.

— Washington Post, "Lawyer says 2 Americans serving 10 years in Iran lose appeal," 28 Aug. 2017
The issue, which occurs when the bones inside the elbow collide during the delivery of a fastball, has caused soreness in his left elbow.

— rustin dodd, kansascity, "Royals place Danny Duffy on disabled list with sore left elbow," 26 Aug. 2017
West Texas Intermediate for October delivery declined 98 cents to settle at $47.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

— jessica summers, Bloomberg.com, "Oil Slumps as Harvey Heads Toward Refineries on Texas Gulf Coast," 24 Aug. 2017
Our sad Seamless delivery orders are looking extra sad right about now.

— jenna rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "What Miranda Kerr Really Eats In a Day," 24 Aug. 2017
Because of the extensive delivery time and cost of new buses, Graham said replacing all of the outdated buses would take several years.

— kate magill, Howard County Times, "Public meetings open on Howard regional transit proposals," 22 Aug. 2017
Individual tickets are $175, and funds raised support the home delivery of meals for older or disabled adults.

— faye reeder, star-telegram, "Taste of Arlington will have new twist with same delicious tradition," 19 Aug. 2017
According to the company’s official Twitter account, the delivery was in response to the Craftsy office’s weeklong window display of support messages made from Post-it notes.

— peggy truong, Cosmopolitan, "Taylor Swift Sent Flowers to the Denver Company Behind the Sweet Post-it Signs You Saw During Her Trial," 16 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of delivery

15th century

delivery Synonyms

Synonyms

release, discharge, quietus, quittance

Related Words

dispensation, exemption, immunity, waiver

Other Embryology Terms

gravid, neonate, ontogeny, parturition

DELIVERY Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of delivery for English Language Learners

: the act of taking something to a person or place
: something that is taken to a person or place : something that is delivered
: the act or process of giving birth

DELIVERY Defined for Kids

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noun de·liv·ery \ di-ˈli-və-rē , -ˈli-vrē \

Definition of delivery for Students

plural deliveries

1 :the transfer of something from one place or person to another

delivery of the mail

2 :a setting free from something that restricts or burdens

We prayed for delivery from our troubles.

3 :the act of giving birth

4 :speaking or manner of speaking (as of a formal speech) His passionate delivery stirred the audience.

5 :the act or way of throwing

an underhand delivery

Medical Dictionary

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noun de·liv·ery \ di-ˈliv-(ə-)rē \

medical Definition of delivery

plural deliveries

1 :the act of giving birth :the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes :parturition

2 :the procedure of assisting birth of the fetus and expulsion of the placenta by manual, instrumental, or surgical means

Law Dictionary

delivery

noun de·liv·ery

legal Definition of delivery

plural deliveries

:an act that shows a transferor's intent to make a transfer of property (as a gift); especially :the transfer of possession or exclusive control of property to another

— actual delivery

:a delivery (as by hand or shipment) of actual physical property (as jewelry or stock certificates)

— conditional delivery

:a delivery after which ownership will be transferred upon fulfillment of a condition — compare gift causa mortis at gift

Note: A conditional delivery is usually made in order to make a transfer revocable.

— constructive delivery

:a delivery of a representation of property (as a written instrument) or means of possession (as a key) that is construed by a court as sufficient to show the transferor's intent or to put the property under the transferee's control — called also symbolic delivery