Dictionary entries for 'delivery'

Synonyms

de·liv·er·y (dĭ-lĭv́ə-rē, -lĭv́rē)

noun: pl., -ies.

1. The act of conveying or delivering.
2. Something delivered, as a shipment or package.
1. The act of transferring to another.
2. Law A formal act of transferring ownership of property to another: delivery of a deed.
The act of giving up; surrender.
The act or manner of throwing or discharging.
The act of giving birth; parturition.
1. Utterance or enunciation: The historic speech required but two minutes in delivery.
2. The act or manner of speaking or singing: a folk singer's casual delivery.
The act of releasing or rescuing.