delivery date
noun [ C ]
ukus COMMERCE, TRANSPORT
the date on which goods that have been bought will arrive at a place:
If you need your goods urgently, you should agree a delivery date at the point of sale and get it down in writing.
the date on which a new product will become available:
The targeted delivery date of the operating system upgrade has already been delayed by at least six months.
FINANCE
the date by which an investment agreement must be finally completed, or in futures trading, when the shares or commodities (= goods) will be available to the buyer:
There will be an amount of accrued interest on the bond between the current date and the delivery date.
Futures contracts are purchases or sales of goods for a specified delivery date in the future, at a price agreed today.
the date by which a piece of work must be completed:
The committee has a tight deadline to work to, with a January delivery date for its report.