Delivery Dɪˈlɪvəri Pay Goods Van Days Free Noun

• a delivery van
• please pay for goods on delivery (= when you receive them).
• allow 28 days for delivery.
• is there a postal/mail delivery on saturdays?

delivery

1. the act of taking goods, letters, etc. to the people they have been sent to
• a delivery van
• Please pay for goods on delivery (= when you receive them).
• Allow 28 days for delivery.
• Is there a postal/mail delivery on Saturdays?
• When can you take delivery of (= be available to receive) the car?
• the delivery of public services
2. the process of giving birth to a baby
• an easy/difficult delivery
• a delivery room/ward (= in a hospital, etc.)
3. the way in which somebody speaks, sings a song, etc. in public
• The beautiful poetry was ruined by her poor delivery.
4. a ball that is thrown, especially in cricket or baseball
• See related entries: Baseball
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/baseball/delivery_1
• a fast delivery
5. a system of paying for goods when they are delivered

Extra Examples

• Digital content delivery, especially music and video, is the next big business.
• Ensure all material is properly packed and sent by recorded delivery.
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.
• Order by 30 November to ensure delivery by Christmas.
• Please pay the driver on delivery.
• She had a very easy delivery with her second child.
• The company offers free delivery to your home.
• The cuts will inevitably impact on service delivery.
• The figures show an increase in forceps deliveries.
• The government has now taken delivery of the new fighter planes.
• The shop receives only one delivery of books per week.
• We are awaiting delivery of some new office furniture.
• We do all our deliveries in the mornings.
• We guarantee delivery before 9 a.m. the next day.
• We have invested to improve service delivery.
• We need more efficient delivery of humanitarian aid.
• We offer free home delivery.
• a pizza delivery boy
• an electronic message delivery system
• completed orders for delivery
• guaranteed express delivery to over 170 countries
• A delivery van was waiting in the street outside.
• Allow 28 days for delivery.
• Are there any delivery charges?
• At the moment there are two deliveries a day.
• Is there a mail delivery on Sundays?
• Please pay for goods on delivery.
• She had made a delivery to the address earlier that day.
• We have regular deliveries of bread and milk to the cottage.
• We offer free delivery on orders over $200.
• When will you be able to take delivery of the car?

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French delivree, feminine past participle of delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.