delivery
pronunciation
How to pronounce delivery in British English:
UK [dɪˈlɪvəri]
How to pronounce delivery in American English:
US [dɪˈlɪvəri]
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- Noun:
- the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
- the event of giving birth
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
- the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
- (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- the act of delivering a child
Word Origin
- delivery (n.)
- early 15c., "action of handing over to another," from Anglo-French delivrée, noun use of fem. past participle of Old French délivrer (see deliver). Childbirth sense is attested from 1570s. Of speech, from 1580s. Of a blow, throw of a ball, etc., from 1702.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Service delivery tools and structures are outdated too .
- 2. Software delivery is about writing software to achieve business outcomes .
- 3. Addressing corruption and ensuring delivery will be key to its legitimacy .
- 4. Automation and continuous integration are crucial facets of the software release and delivery process .
- 5. October is the earliest possible date of delivery .