delivery

noun (plural deliveries)

• 1the action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods:allow up to 28 days for delivery [count noun]:there will be around 15 deliveries a week
• [count noun] an item or items delivered on a particular occasion:new deliveries are stacked behind older stock

• 2the process of giving birth:injuries sustained during delivery [count noun]:practically all deliveries take place in hospital

• 3 [count noun] an act of throwing, bowling, or kicking a ball, especially a cricket ball:he reached 59 runs off only 42 deliveries

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

• 5the supply or provision of something:a mechanism for rapid delivery of bile into the duodenum

• 6 Law the acknowledgement by the maker of a deed that they intend to be bound by it.