delivery

[dih-liv-uh-ree] /dɪˈlɪv ə ri/
noun, plural deliveries.
1.
the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
2.
a giving up or handing over; surrender.
3.
the utterance or enunciation of words.
4.
vocal and bodily behavior during the presentation of a speech:
a speaker's fine delivery.
5.
the act or manner of giving or sending forth:
the pitcher's fine delivery of the ball.
6.
the state of being delivered of or giving birth to a child; parturition.
7.
something delivered:
The delivery is late today.
8.
Commerce. a shipment of goods from the seller to the buyer.
9.
Law. a formal act performed to make a transfer of property legally effective:
a delivery of deed.
10.
Printing.. Also called delivery end. the part of a printing press where the paper emerges in printed form.
11.
Archaic. release or rescue; liberation; deliverance.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English delyvere, delyvery < Anglo-French delivrée, noun use of feminine past participle of delivrer to deliver, with suffix assimilated to -ery
Related forms
misdelivery, noun, plural misdeliveries.
nondelivery, noun, plural nondeliveries.
postdelivery, adjective
predelivery, noun, plural predeliveries.
redelivery, noun, plural redeliveries.
Examples from the web for delivery
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  • The answer is that the quality of education is largely independent of the mode of delivery.
  • When it comes to anecdotes illustrating the pitfalls of today's supply chains, he has the delivery of a stand-up comedian.
  • Their findings are helping and rechart maritime routes essential for the delivery of relief supplies.
  • If planned carefully, these systems virtually eliminate the problem of uneven water delivery.
  • The president of an online university says the quality of education is largely independent of the mode of delivery.
  • Instead, they act as beacons for the delivery of doses of energy that destroy cancer cells physically, rather than chemically.
  • Planes, balloons, battleship guns pointed upward-there is no shortage of possible delivery vehicles.
  • Babies can also become infected at birth following a delivery under non-sterile conditions.
  • The resulting embryos will develop around four days before delivery of the first pregnancy.
British Dictionary definitions for delivery

delivery

/dɪˈlɪvərɪ/
noun (pl) -eries
1.
  1. the act of delivering or distributing goods, mail, etc
  2. something that is delivered
  3. (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)
  1. the act or manner of bowling or throwing a ball
  2. 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
Word Origin and History for delivery
n.

early 15c., "action of handing over to another," from Anglo-French delivrée, noun use of fem. past participle of Old French délivrer (see deliver). Childbirth sense is attested from 1570s. Of speech, from 1580s. Of a blow, throw of a ball, etc., from 1702.

delivery in Medicine

delivery de·liv·er·y (dĭ-lĭv'ə-rē, -lĭv'rē)
n.
The expulsion or extraction of a child and the fetal membranes through the birth canal into the external world.