(deliveries)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Delivery or a ~ is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone’s house or to another place where they want them.
It is available at ?108, including VAT and ~.
...the ~ of goods and resources.
N-VAR: oft N of n
2.
A ~ of something is the goods that are delivered.
I got a ~ of fresh eggs this morning.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
3.
A ~ person or service delivers things to a place.
...a pizza ~ man.
ADJ: ADJ n
4.
You talk about someone’s ~ when you are referring to the way in which they give a speech or lecture.
His speeches were magnificently written but his ~ was hopeless.
N-UNCOUNT: usu poss N
5.
Delivery is the process of giving birth to a baby.
In the end, it was an easy ~: a fine baby boy...
= birth
N-VAR