delivery
noun
de·liv·ery
di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē
dē-
plural deliveries
: the act or manner of delivering something
also
: something delivered
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.
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Grand jury indicts Orlando man with defrauding donors of money meant for Trump, DeSantis, other campaigns
A homeless man got five years in prison for a $30 drug delivery.
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However, nine months after delivery, Reva had her first attack.
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Meanwhile, the backlog of unfulfilled orders has reached a record 17,000: at current delivery rates, this would take 14 years to fulfill, although the wait time is expected to eventually shorten.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Select Standard shipping at checkout for delivery by 12/24/2024.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of delivery was
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“Delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delivery. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
delivery
noun
de·liv·ery
di-ˈliv-(ə-)rē
plural deliveries
1
: a delivering from something that restricts or burdens
2
a
: the act of handing over
b
: a legal transfer of right or title
c
: something delivered at one time or in one unit
3
: the action of giving birth
4
: a delivering especially of a speech
5
: manner or style of delivering
Medical Definition
delivery
noun
de·liv·ery
di-ˈliv-(ə-)rē
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
Legal Definition
delivery
noun
de·liv·ery
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.
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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
More from Merriam-Webster on delivery
Nglish: Translation of delivery for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of delivery for Arabic Speakers
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