delivery


Definition: Meaning of, delivery in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈlɪv(ə)ri /

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delivery deliveries
  1. [uncountable and countable] the act of bringing goods, letters etc to a particular person or place, or the things that are brought
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  2. take delivery of something to officially accept something large that you have bought
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  3. [countable] the process of giving birth to a child [↪  labour]
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  4. [uncountable] the way in which someone speaks in public
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delivery used in phrases

  • abdominal delivery (noun)
    1. from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way the delivery of a foetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus
  • breech delivery (noun)
    1. delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
  • caesarean delivery (noun)
    1. from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way the delivery of a foetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus
  • caesarian delivery (noun)
    1. from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way the delivery of a foetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus
  • care delivery (noun)
    1. the provision of health care
  • cash on delivery (adverb)
    1. collecting the charges upon delivery
  • cesarean delivery (noun)
    1. from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus
  • content delivery network (noun)
    1. a system of computers containing copies of data at multiple location on a network, e.g. for providing fast high-volume download to users
  • delivery boy (noun)
    1. someone employed to make deliveries
  • delivery man (noun)
    1. a man who delivers goods to people
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