DELIVERY


Meaning of DELIVERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪˈlɪvərɪ ]

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the delivering of letters etc. b a regular distribution of letters etc. (two deliveries a day). c something delivered. 2 a the process of childbirth. b an act of this. 3 deliverance. 4 a an act of throwing, esp. of a cricket ball. b the style of such an act (a good delivery). 5 the act of giving or surrendering (delivery of the town to the enemy). 6 a the uttering of a speech etc. b the manner or style of such a delivery (a measured delivery). 7 Law a the formal handing over of property. b the transfer of a deed to a grantee or a third party. øtake delivery of receive (something purchased). [ME f. AF delivree fem. past part. of delivrer (as DELIVER)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.