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delivery

Dictionary definition · delivery

noun

  1. the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)"his reluctant delivery of bad news"
  2. the event of giving birth"she had a difficult delivery"
  3. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally"his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"
  4. the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
  5. the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
  6. recovery or preservation from loss or danger"work is the deliverance of mankind"
  7. the act of delivering a child

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).