noun (plural deliveries)
1 [U,C] the act of taking goods, letters, etc. to the people they have been sent to:
a delivery van * Please pay for goods on delivery (= when you receive them). * Allow 28 days for delivery. * Is there a postal / mail delivery on Saturdays? * (formal) When can you take delivery of (= be available to receive) the car? * (figurative) the delivery of public services
2 [C,U] the process of giving birth to a baby:
an easy / difficult delivery * a delivery room / ward (= in a hospital, etc.)
3 [sing.] the way in which sb speaks, sings a song, etc. in public:
The beautiful poetry was ruined by her poor delivery.
4 [C] a ball that is thrown, especially in cricket or baseball:
a fast delivery
IDIOMS see CASHn.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for delivery is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does delivery appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — delivery appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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