# delivery

Pronunciation: say "di-LIV-uh-ree" /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/

## Noun

1. The act of conveying something to a person or destination.
   - Simple: The act of taking something to a person or place.
   - _The company guarantees next-day delivery to most cities._
   - _Heavy snow delayed delivery of the morning mail._
2. The work of supplying a service or bringing about a promised outcome, carried out by a government, business, or other organization.
   - Simple: The giving of a service, or doing what was promised, by a government, company, or other group.
   - _The new governor vowed to improve the delivery of health care in rural counties._
   - _Investors judged the CEO on delivery, not on the ambitious targets she kept announcing._
3. The act of giving birth to a child.
   - Simple: The act of giving birth to a baby.
   - _The midwife assisted with the delivery in the family home._
   - _Complications during delivery required an emergency operation._
4. The manner in which someone speaks or sings, including style, timing, and expression.
   - Simple: The way someone speaks or sings, including timing and expression.
   - _His dry delivery gave the punchline its perfect timing._
   - _The singer's emotional delivery brought the crowd to tears._
5. The item that has been brought or conveyed to its destination.
   - Simple: The thing that has been brought to a person or place.
   - _The driver left the delivery on the front porch._
   - _Several deliveries were stacked in the warehouse entrance._
6. In baseball or cricket, a ball thrown by the pitcher or bowled by the bowler, or the action or style of throwing it.
   - Simple: In baseball or cricket, a ball pitched or bowled to the batter, or the action or style of pitching or bowling.
   - _The batter swung hard at a delivery low in the strike zone._
   - _A fast delivery clipped the outside corner for a strike._
7. The act of administering a drug to a patient.
   - Simple: The giving of a medicine to a patient.
   - _The pump allows steady delivery of insulin throughout the day._
   - _Targeted delivery of the drug spares healthy tissue._
8. A cross or pass of the ball to a teammate in soccer.
   - Simple: A pass or cross of the ball to a teammate in soccer.
   - _The winger's whipped delivery curled into the six-yard box._
   - _Her low delivery across the goalmouth begged for a finish._
9. The act of throwing or sliding a stone down the ice in curling.
   - Simple: The act of sliding a stone down the ice in curling.
   - _The skip studied each delivery for the right weight and curl._
   - _His delivery came out too heavy and slid past the target._

## Other meanings

- (noun) The introduction of foreign DNA into host cells.

## Origin

Old French delivrer reached Middle English by way of Anglo-Norman, giving deliveri and related forms.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/delivery (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).