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   de·liv·er·y

   /dəˈliv(ə)rē/

   noun

   • 1. the action of delivering letters, packages, or ordered goods: "allow up to 28 days for delivery" Similar conveyancecarriagetransportationtransportingtransportdistributiondispatchremittancefreightagehaulageportageshipmentOpposite collection
   • ▪ an item or items delivered on a particular occasion: "they are getting smaller deliveries" Similar consignmentloadbatchshipmentcontainer loadboatloadshiploadtruckloadlorryload
   • ▪ the formal or symbolic handing over of property, especially a sealed deed, to a grantee or third party.
   • 2. the process of giving birth: "injuries sustained during delivery" Similar birthchildbirthtechnical:parturitionarchaic:confinementaccouchement
   • 3. an act of throwing or bowling a ball or striking a blow: "a quick, compact delivery that sent the ball zinging" Similar ball bowledthrowbowllobpitch
   • 4. the manner or style of giving a speech: "her delivery was stilted" Similar manner of speakingspeechpronunciationenunciationarticulationintonationelocutionutterancepresentationrecitationrecitalperformanceexecutionfaçon de parler
   • 5. the supply or provision of something: "delivery of electricity at a specified price"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French delivree, feminine past participle of delivrer (see deliver).

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