Definition of Delivery in English :

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Delivery meaning in English

Meaning of Delivery in English

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Delivery

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Noun

1. bringing, delivery

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

Example Sentences:
'his reluctant delivery of bad news'

2. delivery

the event of giving birth

Example Sentences:
'she had a difficult delivery'

3. delivery, manner of speaking, speech

your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

Example Sentences:
'his manner of speaking was quite abrupt'
'her speech was barren of southernisms'
'I detected a slight accent in his speech'

4. delivery, legal transfer, livery

the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another

5. delivery, pitch

(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

6. deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving

recovery or preservation from loss or danger

Example Sentences:
'work is the deliverance of mankind'
'a surgeon's job is the saving of lives'

7. delivery, obstetrical delivery

the act of delivering a child

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Delivery

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noun plural -eries
1. 
a. 
the act of delivering or distributing goods, mail, etc
b. 
something that is delivered
c. 
(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
a. 
the act or manner of bowling or throwing a ball
b. 
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

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Delivery

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nounWord forms: plural deˈliveries
1. 
a giving or handing over; transfer
2. 
a distributing, as of goods or mail
3. 
a giving birth; childbirth
4. 
any giving or sending forth
5. 
the act or manner of giving a speech, striking a blow, throwing a ball, etc.
6. 
something delivered or to be delivered, as mail, goods, a pitched ball, etc.
7.  Rare
a setting free, or rescuing
8.  Law
a. 
the irrevocable transfer of a deed or other instrument of conveyance
b. 
the transfer of goods or interest in goods from one person to another

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Delivery

see synonyms of delivery
n. pl. de·liv·er·ies
1.
a. The act of conveying or delivering.
b. Something delivered, as a shipment or package.
2.
a. The act of transferring to another.
b. Law A formal act of transferring ownership of property to another: delivery of a deed.
3. The act of giving up; surrender.
4. The act or manner of throwing or discharging.
5. The act of giving birth; parturition.
6.
a. Utterance or enunciation: The historic speech required but two minutes in delivery.
b. The act or manner of speaking or singing: a folk singer's casual delivery.
7. The act of releasing or rescuing.

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