delivery
noun
uk/dɪˈlɪvəri/ us [ C or U ]
the act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to a place:
Please allow 14 days for delivery.
mail/parcel/postal delivery
a delivery driver/truck/van
on delivery There's a 10% deposit to be paid, and then the balance has to be paid on delivery of the car.
next-day/same-day/overnight delivery The company has established links with florists across the UK for a same-day delivery service.
express/free delivery
The supermarket rose to the challenge with cost cuts and successful expansion into internet sales and home delivery.
delivery address/charges/terms
They make two deliveries a day.
[ C ]
an amount of goods received:
There were several faulty items in the last delivery.
[ U ]
the act of providing a service or supplying something to a customer:
The new proposals will allow the delivery of high-speed internet access without a phone line.
Providing targeted medical advice over the internet is the highest level yet of what the government calls the electronic delivery of public services.
[ U ] LAW
a situation in which a buyer is given control of something they have bought:
For a deed to convey ownership, there must be delivery and acceptance.
[ U ] FINANCE
used in the trading of futures to talk about the date when the shares or commodities (= goods) will be available to the buyer:
The price of gold for December delivery fell 20 cents an ounce.
take delivery of sth
to receive goods that you have bought:
Once the fashion show finishes, department store buyers will choose, order, and take delivery of clothes from all over the world.
See also
cash before delivery
cash on delivery
general delivery
nearby delivery
non-delivery
part delivery
recorded delivery
special delivery
spot delivery