delivery

noun (plural deliveries)

• 1the action of delivering letters, packages, or ordered goods:allow up to 28 days for delivery
• a regular or scheduled occasion for this:there will be around 15 deliveries a week
• an item or items delivered on a particular occasion:they are getting smaller deliveries
• Law the formal or symbolic handing over of property, especially a sealed deed, to a grantee or third party.

• 2the process of giving birth:injuries sustained during delivery practically all deliveries take place in a hospital [as modifier]:the delivery room

• 3an act of throwing or bowling a ball or striking a blow:a quick, compact delivery that sent the ball zinging

• 4the manner or style of giving a speech:her delivery was stilted

• 5the supply or provision of something:delivery of electricity at a specified price