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   delivery

   /dɪˈlɪv(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. the action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods: "allow up to 28 days for delivery" Similar conveyancecarriagetransportationtransportingtransportdistributiondispatchremittancefreightagehaulageportageshipmentOpposite collection
   • ▪ an item or items delivered on a particular occasion: "new deliveries are stacked behind older stock" Similar consignmentloadbatchshipmentcontainer loadboatloadshiploadtruckloadlorryload
   • 2. the process of giving birth: "injuries sustained during delivery" Similar birthchildbirthtechnical:parturitionarchaic:confinementaccouchement
   • 3. an act of throwing, bowling, or kicking a ball, especially a cricket ball: "he reached 59 runs off only 42 deliveries" 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: "a mechanism for rapid delivery of bile into the duodenum"
   • 6. the acknowledgement by the maker of a deed that they intend to be bound by it.

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

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   What is the difference between delivery and delivery?

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   What is the plural of delivery?

   • , plural de·liv·er·ies. the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients. a giving up or handing over; surrender. the utterance or enunciation of words. a speaker's fine delivery. the pitcher's fine delivery of the ball. the state of being delivered of or giving birth to a child; parturition.

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   What does delivery end mean?

   • Also called delivery end. the part of a printing press where the paper emerges in printed form. Archaic. release or rescue; liberation; deliverance. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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